Poynter Analyzes Some Leads

Here's the link.

Jim Sheeler and the Death Story

Image of scene from Grimm Brothers story Godfather Death. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Jim Sheeler talking about obit writing

Photos from Jim Sheeler's Pultizer winner, the Final Salute

Here's an interview he did with an 'amateur'


What finally are the implications of our stories? Do they prompt action or discourage it? Do they change our attitudes or threaten them? Here's a link to quote/counterquote.