Verkkothe new york times obituaries and death notices: Remembering lives that touched our own. Verkkowhy has the times decided to devote a whole department, albeit a small one, to obituaries, when other publications have not, and how will they be. Verkkonpr movie critic bob mondello reviews obit, a documentary about obituary writing at the new york times. Verkkoan obituary tends to have three distinct parts: The beginning (name, age, date of death, cause of death [if possible to include], work, education); Verkkohere, william mcdonald explains the process of a times obituary: The art of the new york times obituary. Verkkothe new york times morgue evoked by talese in his masterful profile has never stopped growing and being updated. Without the slightest doubt,. Verkkothe heartfelt and unshakable new documentary obit, a profile of the obituaries section at the new york times, considers the people who have. Verkkoa documentarian spent six days filming the new york times obit desk at work. One staffer describes the process of writing an obituary as equal. Verkkothe present thesis aims to analyze the obituaries of the new york times to find out what the vocabulary used can tell us about the cultural attitudes surrounding death.