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
Cooley Hurd
(26,877 posts)Cross gently, Mr Carr.
PatrynXX
(5,668 posts)a nice guy on rachel talking about Brian wtf
MannyGoldstein
(34,589 posts)Godspeed.
He looks pretty emaciated in the Times' photo, seems like something was up.
So sad.
LiberalElite
(14,691 posts)Aggressive small cell carcinoma of lung and heart disease.
MannyGoldstein
(34,589 posts)So sad.
840high
(17,196 posts)AngryOldDem
(14,061 posts)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)brother there for treatment.
question everything
(47,479 posts)Williams, Stewart, Simon, now Carr..