About David Carr (journalist)
David Michael Carr (September 8, 1956 – February 12, 2015) was an American columnist, author, and newspaper editor. He wrote a column, Media Equation 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. David had three brothers and three sisters and grew up in Minnetonka, a suburb. 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 == Carr joined the short-lived media news website Inside.com. He wrote extensively about the media for The Atlantic Monthly and New York. Carr 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. In his 2008 memoir, The Night of the Gun, he detailed his experiences with cocaine addiction and included interviews with people from his past, tackling the telling of his experiences as if he were reporting about himself.
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