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     • Today, obituaries serve several important functions in society. They provide a record of a person's life, acknowledging their existence and contributions. They also serve as a form of public mourning, allowing the community to express their grief and share memories of the deceased. Furthermore, obituaries can serve as a source of inspiration.
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     The Evolution of Obituaries and Their Role in Today's Society

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   Why should you write an obituary?

   • An obituary can help acknowledge and announce the death so that a community may come together, commemorate a life well lived, and provide a community with ways that they can participate in celebrating the life of a loved one. The best obituaries aren’t ones that are published in the most well-known newspapers.

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   Why are obituaries important?

   • Obituaries are important because they preserve stories and highlight ordinary people who make the world a better place.

   Obituaries are important, worth rethinking and reviving - Poynter

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   What role do obituaries play?

   • Obituaries have the power to remind us of our communities and of what we have in common and what we’re doing with our own lives. This is the role they play, as described in a marketing plan presented in May. Local newsrooms still have this opportunity.

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   Why are obituary records important?

   • Obituaries are incredibly useful when researching genealogy. They often provide information on the surviving family members as well as extended family of the deceased.

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   What lessons about life do obituaries teach us?

   • Obituaries remind us that we’re alive and often the lessons from one person’s life are what makes it resonate. For instance, the story of a Tampa pastor who grew his church from 25 to 2,000 by living the kind of life he preached about received 8,073 pageviews.

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   What is the process when a regular person dies?

   • When a regular person dies, the process falls to family or friends, who must make final arrangements and remember details while grieving. However, there's also a middle space where newsrooms can recognize lives lost through reported obituaries. With newspapers shrinking and closing, this space has become smaller and smaller.

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3. fenixfuneral.co.uk › guidance › obituaryObituary: Meaning, Significance and Evolution in the Digital Age

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   Mar 8, 2024 · Explore the meaning and significance of obituaries and how they've evolved in the digital age, reflecting on their role in celebrating lives, and offering closure.

4. www.simpli.com › media › understanding-importance-ukUnderstanding the Importance of UK Obituaries: A ...

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   Jan 24, 2024 · The passing of a loved one is a difficult time for anyone, and obituaries play a crucial role in honoring their memory. In the United Kingdom, obituaries hold significant importance in the grieving process and serve as a way to remember and celebrate the lives of those who have passed.

5. www.poynter.org › reporting-editing › 2021Obituaries are important, worth rethinking and reviving

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   • The Numbers Case For Feature Obits
   • Lessons from Writing About The Dead
   • Lessons from Launching An Obits Newsletter

   Since starting my fellowship with RJI in July of 2020, I’ve written a weekly feature obituary nearly every week — a total of 40 feature obits. They generated: 1. Nearly 200,000 pageviews 2. Nearly 300,000 engaged minutes 3. 226 people clicked over to the Times subscription or digital subscription page after reading an obit 4. An average read time o...

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   I used to dread calling a family member after someone’s death to start the reporting process. It took me some time to realize that’s because that isn’t where the process should start. Here are the steps I’ve learned to take: Read the obits: I open up the Tampa Bay Times’ site and go to obituaries. The Times uses Legacy’splatform, and it’s easy to s...

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   An obits newsletter is depressing, right? I hear that sometimes – but I find this newsletter is really a place to connect, remember what we have in common, reflect on our own lives and learn about other people. The newsletter was part of the pitch for my fellowship. The idea: Use a weekly newsletter to share stories behind the obits, link to snippe...

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6. www.mcdougalfuneralhomes.com › role-of-obituariesRole of Obituaries: History, Closure, Celebration

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   Obituaries are written notices announcing the passing of someone close to you, and will typically include basic details about their life and achievements - they serve several specific roles, both for the family themselves and for others who may have known the deceased.

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   Oct 19, 2024 · Obituaries serve as a bridge between cultures, highlighting how societies honor those who've passed. From the succinct notices in newspapers to elaborate online memorials, these tributes reflect deep cultural values and beliefs about life, death, and remembrance.

8. www.wnycstudios.org › podcasts › otmObituaries Reveal Who and What We Really Care About

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   May 22, 2020 · Obituaries and death counts play a unique role in helping us fathom what is going on outside the homes many of us are confined to. They tell us who is dying — how, when, and where. They clarify whether the pandemic is getting better or worse. And they remind us that, as isolated as we may all be, we are connected to one another.