«Talk to the Newsroom: Obituaries Editor Bill McDonald». Նյու Յորք Թայմս. 2006 թ․ սեպտեմբերի 25. Վերցված է 2008 թ․ հուլիսի 28-ին. «The paid notices are classified ads. They're gathered and placed in the paper or on the Web by the classified advertising department, which operates independently of the news department.... despite any misconceptions to the contrary, no one pays for an obit that appears as a news story.»
