The Journalism of Death
The Sacramento Bee in Sacramento, Calif., has decided to give obituaries a higher priority.
According to the paper's public editor Armando Acuña, The Bee is currently publishing a local news obit nearly every day. Recent features include a homeless man, a flood control expert, a pilot who ferried governors around the state and an organist.
These well-written obits are not only informative, they're also popular with readers. They're "consistently among the highest read items on the paper's Web site," Acuña said.
According to the paper's public editor Armando Acuña, The Bee is currently publishing a local news obit nearly every day. Recent features include a homeless man, a flood control expert, a pilot who ferried governors around the state and an organist.
These well-written obits are not only informative, they're also popular with readers. They're "consistently among the highest read items on the paper's Web site," Acuña said.
posted by Jade Walker at 7:53 PM
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The Sacramento Bee's new obituary writer, Robert Davila, must be the same Robert Davila I worked with on the Orange County Register's newsdesk when he was a mere pup fresh out of UCLA in 1985. A big welcome to him and a hope he will check in on this blog! Amy Starke
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