The dictator Jorge Videla died today and I've been reading about it in the WaPo, the NYT and Argentine newspapers. Brings to my mind a question. How do you write an obituary for someone whose death nobody feels sad about and, as one public figure in Argentina said, whose actions in life were a monstrosity? It seems hard as a journalist to remain objective and restrained.
On a similar note (but not to compare the two) I had also been thinking about Alex Ferguson's retirement last week. It's easy to read this article about him and forget that the man is still alive. Or, to go back a couple years, to read this article about Paterno's retirement and think the same thing. It seems hard as a journalist to not jump the gun.
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