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Jack Shafer / Politico:
Remembering a friend, a journalist and a journalist's friend — Remembering a friend, a journalist and a journalist's friend. — All the great New Yorkers were born and raised outside of the five boroughs and its environs. The city, which would otherwise suffer heat death and melt …
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
David Carr, friend of journalism — David Carr looked a bit awkward gathering kindling. His neck barely worked, so when he picked up a branch he looked as rigid as front-loader. But there was a job to do, so none of the ailments that failed to stop him in his rise to the top of journalism …
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A. O. Scott / New York Times:
David Carr, a Journalist at the Center of the Sweet Spot — For a while, a few years ago, there was a weekly video on the New York Times website called The Sweet Spot, taped during off hours in the cafeteria on the 14th floor. The idea was that it would be an informal …
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Hamilton Nolan / Gawker:
David Carr, Your Best Friend — There are hundreds and hundreds of people out there who believe that, secretly, they were David Carr's favorite. And maybe we all were. He had the rare emotional capacity to make each of us his favorite, one by one by one.
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John Cook / Gawker:
What I Learned From David Carr — Everyone has a David Carr story. Here is mine. — In the summer of 1999, I was 26 years old. I'd just impetuously quit a job at Mother Jones magazine in San Francisco, packed up a Saturn wagon, and moved into my mother's basement in Washington …
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Nick Bilton / Mediashift:
The Two Best Pieces of Advice David Carr Ever Gave Me — This remembrance of David Carr first appeared on Medium and is used here with permission. Over the last decade David Carr poured buckets of advice on me. He counseled me through my first and second book.
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Anthony De Rosa / Mediashift:
The Generosity of David Carr
The Generosity of David Carr
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Michael Schaffer / Washingtonian:
Why David Carr was a great boss
Why David Carr was a great boss
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The New York Times Company:
Statements of Arthur Sulzberger, Jr. and Dean Baquet on the death of Times media columnist David Carr
Statements of Arthur Sulzberger, Jr. and Dean Baquet on the death of Times media columnist David Carr
Max Fisher / Vox:
“Keep typing until it turns into writing”: David Carr's invaluable advice for journalists
“Keep typing until it turns into writing”: David Carr's invaluable advice for journalists
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Keith J. Kelly / New York Post:
David Carr was a fierce rival and a dear friend
David Carr was a fierce rival and a dear friend
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Guardian:
Four internal candidates for Guardian editor-in-chief job to address staff on Feb 25 prior to vote, paper has received 26 total applications — Four candidates for Guardian editor to take part in staff hustings and ballot — Guardian News & Media's NUJ chapel announces details of hustings …
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Peter Kafka / Re/code:
Time Inc. exec says editors didn't work on ad campaign for Google, as CEO told investors, but editors did create Amazon advertorial — Time Inc. Exec: Actually, Our Editors Didn't Create Ads for Google. But They Could! — Not very long ago, the notion that magazine writers and editors …
Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
Washington Post Staffers Call For Release Of Colleague Jailed In Iran — NEW YORK — Washington Post executive editor Marty Baron told staffers Friday that they can sign and share a petition calling for the release of their colleague Jason Rezaian, who has been imprisoned in Iran since July.
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Michael Sebastian / AdAge:
Forbes runs native ad on cover without specifically stating that it is an ad — Forbes Puts Native Ad for Fidelity on Its (Actual) Cover — Another Taboo Broken — Ad Spending for 100 Largest B-to-B Marketers Nears $5 Billion — A native ad for Fidelity will appear on the cover …
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Adam Weinstein / Gawker:
Washington Free Beacon backtracks on authenticity of photos showing Russian tanks in the Ukraine, provided by senator — Senator “Duped” Into Using Old Photos to Promote New War With Russia — This afternoon, the Washington Free Beacon published EXCLUSIVE photos, obtained by Sen. Jim Inhofe …
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Chris Roush / Talking Biz News:
Crain's New York lays off 40 percent of editorial staff — Crain's New York Business on Thursday laid off a dozen reporters and editors — 40 percent of its full-time editorial staff — with publisher Jill Kaplan citing a need to “re-align the brand's costs with its revenues,” …
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Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty:
New Charges Brought Against Azerbaijani Journalist Ismayilova — New charges have been brought against independent journalist and RFE/RL contributor Khadija Ismayilova. — Ismayilova's lawyer, Fariz Namazly, said the new charges include embezzlement, illegal entrepreneurship, tax evasion, and abuse of power.
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