Passings 2005
 Media/Publishing
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Marjorie Williams, 47. Washington Post columnist, author. Jan. 16. Liver cancer.

Bill Shadel, 96. Broadcast journalist; moderated third Kennedy-Nixon debate. Jan. 29.

George Herman, 85. CBS political reporter; longest-serving moderator of "Face the Nation." Feb. 8.

Henry A. Grunwald, 82. Time magazine editor who led its shift from conservatism to more centrist view; later ambassador to Austria. Feb. 26.

Howard Benedict, 77. Chronicled America's journey into space as longtime Associated Press aerospace writer. April 25.

Kenneth Taylor, 88. Founded Christian publishing house that created The Living Bible. June 1.

James Weinstein, 78. Publisher of reformist magazine In These Times. June 16.

Gene Miller, 76. Won Pulitzers for Miami Herald stories that led to release of people wrongly convicted of murder. June 17.

Oliver Jensen, 91. Co-founder, editor of American Heritage magazine. June 30.

Peter Jennings, 67. Longtime ABC News anchor, part of atriumvirate that dominated network news for two decades. Aug. 7.

John H. Johnson, 87. Publisher whose Ebony, Jet magazines countered stereotypical coverage of blacks. Aug. 8.

Jack White, 63. Reporter who won Pulitzer for uncovering President Nixon's underpayment of income taxes. Oct. 12.

Endre Marton, 95. Associated Press correspondent, provided the first eyewitness account of the 1956 Hungarian uprising. Nov. 1.

Hugh Sidey, 78. Longtime writer of Time magazine's "The Presidency" column. Nov. 21.