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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: Brian_Wallace on October 25, 2007, 10:11:00 am

Title: Just as the NYT has ones ready for Love, Lohan and Spear
Post by: Brian_Wallace on October 25, 2007, 10:11:00 am

I'm surprised they don't have one ready for Winehouse. (http://web.nme.com/news/babyshambles/32064)
 
 I think that's funny.
 
 Brian
 
 P.S.  I love:  "We only prepare obituaries in detail for the Royal Family, big politicians and public figures suffering from a serious illness," the source told The Independent. "But, for obvious reasons, we made an exception."

Title: Re: Just as the NYT has ones ready for Love, Lohan and Spear
Post by: miss pretentious on October 25, 2007, 10:16:00 am

This is actually pretty commonplace among news outlets.
 
 How else do you think we get news of a death so quickly (often now within minutes) and in faily decent detail?

Title: Re: Just as the NYT has ones ready for Love, Lohan and Spear
Post by: Christine Moritz on October 25, 2007, 03:36:00 pm

Obituaries prepared in advance are the norm; it's just that usually they're only prepared for older and/or more famous people.
 
 When Anna Nicole Smith died there weren't detailed obituaries available right away;  apparently no one had anticipated her demise.