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Douglas Martin is an American journalist. Martin wrote the obituaries for the New York Times from 1980 until 2015.

Yvonne Brill obituary
On March 30, 2013, the New York Times published Martin's obituary for Yvonne Brill, a scientist who helped develop rocket and jet propulsion technologies. 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". This lead was heavily criticized for overemphasizing Brill's gender and family life, rather than her scientific and career accomplishments. The article inspired the Finkbeiner test for scientific journalism. The Times later dropped the reference to her cooking and changed the lead of the article.