Douglas Martin is an American journalist. Martin wrote the obituaries for the New York Times from 1980 until 2015.[1]
Yvonne Brill obituary
editOn March 30, 2013, the New York Times published Martin's obituary for Yvonne Brill, a scientist who helped develop rocket and jet propulsion technologies.[2] However, the article originally began, "She made a mean beef stroganoff, followed her husband from job to job and took eight years off from work to raise three children".[3] This lead was heavily criticized for overemphasizing Brill's gender and family life, rather than her scientific and career accomplishments.[4] The article inspired the Finkbeiner test for scientific journalism.[5] The Times later dropped the reference to her cooking and changed the lead of the article.[6]
References
edit- ^ Pompeo, Joe; Barr, Jeremy (2014-11-17). "New York Times buyout watch, 2014". Capital New York.
- ^ Martin, Douglas (2013-03-30). "Yvonne Brill, a Pioneering Rocket Scientist, Dies at 88". New York Times. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
- ^ Gonzalez, Robert T. (31 March 2013). "The New York Times fails miserably in its obituary for rocket scientist Yvonne Brill". io9. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ Brainard, Curtis (22 March 2013). "'The Finkbeiner Test' Seven rules to avoid gratuitous gender profiles of female scientists". Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ Finkbeiner, Ann (1 March 2013). "What I'm not going to do: Do media have to talk about family matters?". Double X Science. Retrieved 31 March 2013. Originally posted at: "What I'm Not Going to Do". The Last Word On Nothing. 17 January 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ^ "NY Times Changes Yvonne Brill Obituary After Criticism". Huffington Post. 2013-03-31.
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