“75 Years of Mortality in the United States, 1935–2010”
Read a data brief published in March 2012 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on changing trends in mortality over the decades.
Tag: aging
“A family undertaking”
The PBS television series POV has an interactive timeline that traces the history of death and funeral customs in America.
“With Demise of Jewish Burial Societies, Resting Places Are in Turmoil”
Read an Aug. 2, 2009, article from the New York Times about how declining funds have led to turmoil in cemeteries.
“The End of Life: Exploring Death in America”
Read transcripts from a program that aired on National Public Radio in 1998 that dealt in part with changing funeral customs.
“Funerals undergoing an eco-friendly makeover”
Read a Nov. 8, 2011, article from Bloomberg Businessweek about eco-friendly burials and cemeteries.
“For in-home funerals, a 21st-century revival”
Read a Nov. 30, 2011, article in the Minneapolis Star Tribune about the growth of the in-home funeral movement.
Reporting on Hindu Traditions
With nearly one billion followers, Hinduism constitutes the third-largest religious community in the world. Most Hindus reside in India, but there are robust diaspora populations, including in the United States. This guide provides journalists with background information on Hindu traditions and a brief guide to covering them in the U.S.