Posted in Obituaries, tagged Jim Naughton, Jim Sheeler, LancasterOnline, obituaries, Tom O'Meara on November 29, 2010| 6 Comments »
If you ever lost a friend who wasn’t fully appreciated, read Jim Naughton’s A Death Notice for Obituaries? Or read it if you’ve ever read an obituary for someone you didn’t know, but after reading the obit wished you had (like I wish I had known Tom O’Meara). Or read it if you ever were touched by a well-crafted obituary of someone you knew.
Obituaries are important news stories. As Jim Sheeler, author of Obit, tweeted of Naughton’s piece: (more…)
Posted in Obituaries, tagged entrepreneurial journalism, Jim Sheeler, Kay Powell, obituaries on July 16, 2010| 15 Comments »
I don’t expect newspaper companies to follow the advice I offered Wednesday for a new business model for obituaries. Why should newspapers start following my advice now?
So I’ll turn that advice around and suggest that it could work for journalists who have retired, accepted buyouts, lost jobs staff cuts, or are still seeking to break into a shrinking news business. (more…)
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