In the months after Sept.
11, The New York Times attempted to profile every person killed in
the terrorist attacks. While not done in the traditional obit
format, the Times’ “Portraits of Grief” are powerfully and
poignantly written, a stirring example of how every life is worth
a story. “Portraits of Grief” can be found at: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/national/portraits/
Several
websites offer good tips on writing obits.
-The
Detroit Free Press offers tips at:http://www.freep.com/jobspage/academy/obits.htm
-The
No Train, No Gain journalism site has helpful info. at:
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Try
writing an obit for a famous person who’s still alive. You can
get lots of biographical data on the famous at www.biography.com,
www.infoplease.com,
www.factmonster.com
and The Biographical Dictionary at http://www.s9.com/biography/
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Obituaries
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