Walther von La Roche (29 February 1936 in Munich – 9 May 2010, Herrsching am Ammersee) was a German journalist, author and journalism teacher.
After graduation in 1954, he began studying law at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, which he completed with the Assessor exam.
In 1956 he received a scholarship from the Werner Friedmann Institute in Munich, the precursor of Deutsche Journalistenschule.
Until 1985, Walther von La Roche was also responsible for radio and television training at Bayerischer Rundfunk.
La Roche has written numerous books and essays, including the standard work "Introduction to practical journalism", which first appeared in 1975 (today's editors: Klaus Meier and Gabriele Hooffacker).