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alp227

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Thu Feb 12, 2015, 11:53 PM Feb 2015

David Carr, Media Columnist for The Times, Is Dead at 58

Source: NY Times

David Carr, who wrote about media as it intersects with business, culture and government in his Media Equation column for The New York Times, died at the office on Thursday. He was 58.

For the past 25 years, Mr. Carr wrote about media. He joined The Times in 2002 as a business reporter covering the magazine publishing industry. His column appeared in the Monday business section and focused on media issues, including print, digital, film, radio and television.

Before joining the Times, Mr. Carr was a contributing writer for The Atlantic Monthly and New York magazine. In 2000, he was the media writer for Inside.com, a website focusing on the business of entertainment and publishing.

Before coming to New York, he served for five years as editor of Washington City Paper, an alternative weekly in Washington, D.C. From 1993 to 1995, he was editor of The Twin Cities Reader, a Minneapolis-based alternative weekly, and he wrote a media column there as well.

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/13/business/media/david-carr-media-equation-columnist-for-the-times-is-dead-at-58.html

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David Carr, Media Columnist for The Times, Is Dead at 58 (Original Post) alp227 Feb 2015 OP
He was on All In and Rachel 2 nights ago!!! Cooley Hurd Feb 2015 #1
yeah I heard the name or read it and was in shock PatrynXX Feb 2015 #2
That's terrible, terrible. MannyGoldstein Feb 2015 #3
autopsy report - LiberalElite Feb 2015 #9
Thanks. MannyGoldstein Feb 2015 #10
He was a good guy. RIP 840high Feb 2015 #4
Oh my God. AngryOldDem Feb 2015 #5
What a shame, he had an extensive career. Peace David. St. Luke's Roosevelt, I remember my little appalachiablue Feb 2015 #6
What a week for media people question everything Feb 2015 #7
How Washington City Paper Remembers David Carr mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2015 #8
 

MannyGoldstein

(34,589 posts)
3. That's terrible, terrible.
Fri Feb 13, 2015, 12:37 AM
Feb 2015

Godspeed.

He looks pretty emaciated in the Times' photo, seems like something was up.

So sad.

AngryOldDem

(14,061 posts)
5. Oh my God.
Fri Feb 13, 2015, 06:22 AM
Feb 2015

This is the first I've heard of this!

What another great loss to the craft and profession of journalism. I always liked and learned a lot from his insights into the media.

RIP, Mr. Carr.

appalachiablue

(41,135 posts)
6. What a shame, he had an extensive career. Peace David. St. Luke's Roosevelt, I remember my little
Fri Feb 13, 2015, 08:13 PM
Feb 2015

brother there for treatment.

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