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Toni Anne asked this question to my previous post. Although I answered it there, I thought I'd create a separate item for this topic to keep the discussion separate from the previous one:
The Advocate publishes the first 4.5 inches of an obituary for free. If you want to publish a longer version or have the obituary appear more than once, we do charge a fee. The guidelines appear daily on Page B2. Paid obituaries receive a free online guest book for 30 days. You may find that by clicking on obituaries in the top navigation bar of our Web site.
Most U.S. newspapers charge for obituaries in some way or another. Many don't print any part of an obituary for free. An American Journalism Review article from 1999 explores the shift in how newspapers have handled obituaries.
As an editor, I'm not particularly fond of charging for these important notices, but I have to agree with the section of the article about the number of struggles I've had with family members and funeral homes...
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