James M. Naughton dies at 73

James M. Naughton ran the Poynter Institute for Media Studies; he was the pranksterish executive editor of the Philadelphia Inquirer; he reported from Washington for the New York Times. But before all of that, he was The Plain Dealer's uniquely well-liked chief political writer.Naughton died

Naughton, 73, died Saturday in St. Petersburg, Fla., after a battle with cancer.
See his obituary on the PD Alumni page.