Edward Jackson spent 44 years working in journalism and enjoyed the field so much that he endowed journalism scholarships at several universities.
Jackson, a Mount Airy native, died of cancer Friday at the age of 85.
Arrangements for a memorial service are incomplete, said his son, Roger Jackson.
His father appreciated a well-crafted sentence and used his journalism skills to connect to international affairs.
"I think what he liked the most was being in touch with what was going on in the world," Jackson said.
Jackson oversaw Time magazine's coverage of the Second Vatican Council, his son said, and worked in London, Rome, New York City and Washington, D.C.
He also worked for the Washington Star and United Press International.
In the early 1970s, Jackson headed the team that developed Time editions geared to Europe, Asia and Australia. He served as the international editions' first editor.
He was inducted into the N.C. Journalism Hall of Fame in 1995.
Jackson endowed journalism scholarships at Washington and Lee University, UNC Chapel Hill and the University of California at Berkeley. He hoped to encourage talented young people to enter the field.
"I think he hoped that they would be curious and honest and good writers," Jackson said, "because he didn't always see that in recent days."
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