David Carr, media columnist at The New York Times, died yesterday in Manhattan. Interesting story here. Former drug addict, cancer survivor, alternative journalist joins the Times in 2002 as a business reporter and soon becomes the "gold standard" for insightful reporting on modern media and the digital era. He was a fantastic writer and a keen observer of things.
Nice pieces (here and here) on Carr in today's Times. I will really miss his Media Equation column. And his croaky voice and acerbic wit. Sigh. [NOTE: Image credit to Magnolia Pictures].