[Tangurena2]

> Newspapers charged a fee to print a death notice or obituary if the paper had not elected to publish the death as a newsworthy event, compounding the weight of publication for families who might need to conserve their savings.

For my father's obit, which was 3 paragraphs, I was charged almost $200 back in 2008.

Obituaries & legal notices kept newspapers afloat since Craigslist killed off the classified ad revenue.