McDonald Obituary

McDonald, known as the man who arrested Lee Harvey Oswald in 1963, is portrayed in this obituary as a historical figure. The writer makes no reference to his family, friends or other accomplishments other than his role in the Oswald arrest. The obituary is very impersonal and focuses on facts in history rather than the personal achievements of a man.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/28/obituaries/28mcdonald.html?oref=regi

The obituary I will write for class will describe the life of my grandfather Bruno Buechel.

Answers to Questions for Assigned Reading:
1. Upon recieving an assignment from an editor, a reporter's first stop should be the (library) morgue to research and look up background information on the subject of the story.

2. Potential prolbmes of using information from commercial databases include obeying copyright laws, the knowledge that information may be innacurate or have a slanted view point. Also, some articles found in a newspaper may be excluded from the database and human error is a factor as the stories are entered by hand into the database. Another concern is that some reporters may have very little knowledge of the subject.