Verkkothe rise of mass media during the last century had led to major changes in how social norms could be propagated within society (drushel &. Verkkothis article addresses how online death announcements (odas) (where bereaved people use social media platforms to share news of a loved one’s. Verkkoinstead, they also have a direct influence on how death and grief are conceptualized and understood within the society, which in turn creates social and.

Verkkobased on our qualitative study of death and mourning online, we identify the way that social networking sites enable expansionβ€”temporally,. Verkkoalthough participants acknowledged obituaries, by their very nature, lean toward a focus on the good, journalistic norms of newsworthiness and fairness.