The May 2006 edition of Quill, the Society of Professional Journalists' monthly magazine, features some tips for writing obituaries. The title is Beat Guide: Obituaries.
The chief reason I know about this is that I wrote it. Joe Skeel, Quill Magazine editor, asked me and several other reporters to share tips for covering their beats. My beat, of course, is the death beat.
I'm sure this won't help my fellow obit writers much. It's aimed at those journalists who haven't written much about the dead. And my space was limited.
I know I didn't cover everything. What other tips would you have for fledgling obituary writers?
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Writing coach Don Fry gives obit-writing instructions to journalists in the Poynter Institute centerpiece,"Want to Live Forever? Write Your Own Obit."
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