SEJ lost member Walter Brasch on Feb. 9, 2017 at the age of 71.
Walter, a prolific author of 20 books, was a former award-winning newspaper reporter and editor, and professor emeritus of mass communications and journalism at Bloomsburg University. His last book, "Fracking America: Sacrificing Health and the Environment for Short-Term Economic Benefit," was published in 2015. Read Walter's obituary.