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Feb 2, 2021 · An obituary tends to have three distinct parts: the beginning (name, age, date of death, cause of death [if possible to include], work, education); the middle (anecdotes that celebrate the person ...
- How The Times decides who gets an obituary. - The New York Times
The answer is that no one did, actually, because that is not...
- Submit a New York Times Obituary - The New York Times
Every day, editors on The New York Times Obituaries team...
- How The Times decides who gets an obituary. - The New York Times
Aug 15, 2022 · The answer is that no one did, actually, because that is not precisely what we decide. We make no judgments, moral or otherwise, about human worth. What we do try to judge, however, is ...
Dec 18, 2023 · Every day, editors on The New York Times Obituaries team scan news reports and dig through emails from readers to learn who died recently; they then decide whether to assign a reporter to write ...
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I never met Joe Heller, but boy, I wish I had. I also hope that if I’m ever responsible for writing the obit of someone very close to me that I can do half as good a job, because this obit, as Hannah Sentenac, a freelance writer who specializes in obituaries says, is “legendary.” “I was incredibly impressed that it was written by a family member an...
How can we compose similarly fantastic obituaries for our own dearly departed friends and family, or even for ourselves ahead of our final days? We’ve compiled a list of tips that the pros recommend.
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Jun 6, 2017 · So says The New York Times' prolific obituary writer, Margalit Fox, in the recently released documentary Obit about the famous Times obituary desk. For those who just briefly scan the obituary ...
Sep 23, 2010 · Mainly I want my Obituary to have a effect on people in a possitive way. This would lead too having a great laugh, and not a depressing moment. Once a person dies you shouldn’t be depressed you should be happy and remember the impact they had put on you or someone else in the life they have lived.
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Apr 27, 2017 · DAVIES: We're speaking with two veteran obituary writers, Bruce Weber and Margalit Fox. They've both spent many years writing obituaries for The New York Times. They're featured in a new ...