How the 'New York Times' Churns Out 1,000 Obituaries Every Year

By: Simon Davis | Vice

Per the CDC, more than 2.5 million people die in America annually. By contrast, a mere one thousand will have the privilege of getting an obituary about them published in the New York Times in any given year (note: that's not the same as a paid death notice ).

One of the people who's had the opportunity to write more than 1,200 obituaries in her 20-year career is Margalit Fox, senior writer for the New York Times. She got her start in 1995, writing obituaries as a freelancer before joining the staff full-time in 2004.