David Carr

David Michael Carr (September 8, 1956 February 12, 2015) was an American columnist, author, and newspaper editor. He wrote the Media Equation column and covered culture for The New York Times. Early life David Michael Carr was born on September 8, 1956 in Minneapolis, to Joan Laura Carr (née O'Neill), a local community leader, and John Lawrence Carr. He had three brothers and three sisters and grew up in the suburb of Minnetonka. He attended the University of Wisconsin–River Falls and the University of Minnesota; he graduated from the latter with a degree in psychology and journalism. Career In the early 1980s, Carr got his first job at the alternative weekly Twin Cities Reader where he became its editor. He also edited the Washington City Paper and then later joined the short-lived media news website Inside.com. He wrote extensively about the media for The Atlantic Monthly and New York. He joined The New York Times in 2002, where he was a cultural reporter and wrote The New York Times Carpetbagger blog. He remained at The New York Times until his death.