David Carr

Why the New York Times Paywall and Match.com Work

Mike Smith | Posted 05.16.2012

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I went to four conferences at Internet Week in New York. But the two keynotes I found most compelling were by the intractable Barry Diller and the irrepressible David Carr, who continues to celebrate the Timesasking online subscribers to actually pay!

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Truth, Lies and the Allure of Fact-based Journalism

Robert Teitelman | Posted 05.21.2012

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He borrows the power of the truth business to create drama. He's like the politician that lies about his résumé. But is the lying pol better or worse than the demagogue who speaks from the heart?

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Obama's War on Journalism

Dan Kennedy | Posted 04.28.2012

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Kudos to David Carr of the New York Times for shining a light on an issue that doesn't attract nearly the attention that it should: the Obama administration's abuse of the Espionage Act, which in turn has led to a virtual war on journalism and free expression.

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'Kimmel': Woody Harrelson Spoils 'NY Times' Writer's Anonymity

Posted 03.12.2012

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When Woody Harrelson gets to talking, he's liable to say just about anything. Especially, apparently, if he's being interviewed in Amsterdam -- where ...

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Louis C.K. Takes the Internet Seriously

Christopher Mitchell | Posted 02.21.2012

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Louis C.K.'s "fun little experiment" illustrates the threat to the cable business model. Cable has long been the gatekeeper to content -- Comcast decides what channels I can choose from. But right now on the Internet, I choose what content I can choose from.

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'NYT' Editor: Let’s Ban Books, Or At Least Stop Writing Them

nytimes.com | BILL KELLER | Posted 09.13.2011

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There was exciting news last month among the Twitterati. Brian Stelter, The New York Times prodigy and master of social media, announced to his 64,373...

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New York Times -- The Saga Continues

Geri Spieler | Posted 09.11.2011

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Can print journalists be objective about the future of news? Page One: Inside the New York Times and the Future of Journalism attempts to answer this question in 17 essays and interviews with respected and well-known writers.

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What's With the New York Times Movie Reviewers?!?

Abe Gurko | Posted 09.07.2011

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Couple of weeks ago, with an itch to see a summer film, though the offering so far seems lackluster, we were this close to seeing Super 8 when a revie...

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Page One, The Other F Word, Bobby Fischer: New Docs Worth a Look

Linda Flanagan | Posted 08.28.2011

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Aging punk rockers and the New York Times might not seem to have much in common, but staying afloat in a rapidly changing digital world is a theme sha...

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WATCH: Beck Acts Mentally Disabled To Mock Carr

Posted 08.28.2011

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Glenn Beck continued to take issue with The New York Times' David Carr Monday evening for negative remarks Carr made on "Real Time" about middle Amer...

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Beck: NYT Writer's Comments Could 'Lead To Mass Death'

Posted 08.27.2011

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Glenn Beck said that a New York Times columnist's words on a recent episode of Bill Maher's show were the kind that "leads to death camps." Media w...

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Interview: Andrew Rossi on Page One: Inside the New York Times

Kristin McCracken | Posted 08.19.2011

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For New Yorkers of a certain breed, a peek inside The Times is selling point enough. But when you throw in an exploration of the dogged rumors of the demise of the printed newspaper, you've got something for everyone.

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Did the New York Times Miss the Point Of Page One?

Alex Pasternack | Posted 08.17.2011

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Page One is a portrait of chaos, and a compelling one at that. It's not a newspaper article or a well-structured op-ed. It's a testament to the sort of journalism that still matters, that still separates Page One from the Internet's homepages.

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The Only David Carr Profile You'll Ever Need To Read

Capital New York | Simon Abrams | Posted 08.17.2011

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New York Times media reporter David Carr had a bad feeling during a photo shoot he was doing for Interview magazine early last month. ...

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Page One: Inside the New York Times: The Medium As Message

Regina Weinreich | Posted 08.15.2011

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Bitching and moaning about the immensity of the newspaper of record, the way its cornucopia of offerings chewed into his writerly workday, the essayis...

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Who Does David Carr Think Should Play Him In A Movie?

The Daily | Posted 08.15.2011

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Grizzles New York Times media reporter David Carr already has a casting suggestion should the Times documentary "Page One" get the feature film treatm...

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Page One Asks the Unthinkable: Can the New York Times Survive in the Digital World?

Erica Abeel | Posted 08.13.2011

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Could the Times go out of business? That's the question nervously circled by Andrew Rossi's riveting new documentary. I sat down with Rossi to discuss whether our society, lost in the digital din, cares about hard facts and truth.

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HuffPost Review: Page One -- Inside the New York Times

Marshall Fine | Posted 08.13.2011

The documentary, opening in limited release this Friday, uses what has become America's most important print media outlet to tell the story of the collapse of print media in the Internet age.

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New York Times Gets Ready For Its Close-Up

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Calderone | Posted 08.03.2011

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NEW YORK -- The New York Times made it onto page one of Friday’s New York Times. In a management shakeup the day before, the paper announced th...

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Washington Post Disputes Study Touting Drudge's Influence

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Calderone | Posted 07.16.2011

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NEW YORK -- The Washington Post is pushing back against a much-discussed new study that claims the Drudge Report website drives 15 percent of the pape...

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WATCH: New Movie Turns NYT Reporters Into Action Heroes

The Huffington Post | Jack Mirkinson | Posted 07.03.2011

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The trailer for "Page One," the hotly-anticipated-by-media-junkies-and-other-journalists documentary about the New York Times, was released on Monday,...

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Report: Fox News Mulling 'Life Without' Glenn Beck

The Huffington Post | Jack Mirkinson | Posted 05.25.2011

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The New York Times' David Carr reports that executives at Fox News are "contemplating life without" Glenn Beck after his contract with the network exp...

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It's Not All About the Content

Jeff Jarvis | Posted 05.25.2011

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In his recent column, David Carr makes two understandable but fundamentally fallacious assumptions about news and media: that the value in journalism is in content and that making content must be work.

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The Real Free Press

Michael Gross | Posted 05.25.2011

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Perhaps because he has a ready-made megaphone, David Carr doesn't get the benefits HuffPo and Facebook offer those of us who lack his significant advantage.

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David Carr: 'Early Show' Can't Beat 'Today'

nytimes.com | DAVID CARR | Posted 05.25.2011

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The morning news-and-chat hierarchy calcified a long time ago -- the "Today" show, then "Good Morning America" then "The Early Show." Calling up the f...

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