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Washington Post / Paul Farhi / Nov 18

The New York Times has stockpiled 1,850 pre-written obits. The Washington Post has about 900 on hand. —SS

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Scire, Sarah. "Once a sleepy corner of journalism, obituaries have found new life in the Internet era." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 18 Nov. 2021. Web. 28 Apr. 2024.

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Scire, S. (2021, Nov. 18). Once a sleepy corner of journalism, obituaries have found new life in the Internet era. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved April 28, 2024, from https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/once-a-sleepy-corner-of-journalism-obituaries-have-found-new-life-in-the-internet-era/

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Scire, Sarah. "Once a sleepy corner of journalism, obituaries have found new life in the Internet era." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified November 18, 2021. Accessed April 28, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/once-a-sleepy-corner-of-journalism-obituaries-have-found-new-life-in-the-internet-era/.

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