The obituary assignment process also depends on the subject. Big papers like the New York Times and the Washington Post have regular beat reporters write obituaries whenever possible. (For example ...

Published in the print edition of the September 9, 2024, issue, with the headline “Every Obituary’s First Paragraph.” More Humor and Cartoons How to be a mysterious woman who is also in bed ...

This is the story of how publishers Joseph and Louise Sukle came to write that reluctant headline and pen their newspaper’s obituary. It ends the newspaper’s 166-year run, including four ...