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The Perils of Paid Obits
Paid obituaries have the strange distinction of being considered matter of record even when the newspaper's editors have absolutely no power over their content. Editor & Publisher put up a humorous description of the errors that can be found when families write death notices. For example:
"One descendant's obit...
Paid obituaries have the strange distinction of being considered matter of record even when the newspaper’s editors have absolutely no power over their content. Editor & Publisher put up a humorous description of the errors that can be found when families write death notices. For example:
“One descendant’s obit claimed his ancestry could be traced back to the Vikings (an honest mistake; I got suckered by that Web site too). Another claimed to be a descendant of George Washington—not good news to Martha, as she and George had no children.”
Lesson learned: Take obituaries with a grain of salt. Click here to read the story.
Randy Seaver
Any idea where the article has gone? I missed it somehow!
Thanks — Randy
Grace
The article in Editor and Publisher? It looks like it’s still up here: http://www.mediainfo.com/eandp/columns/shoptalk_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003687144