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8:40 AM ET, February 13, 2015

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New York Times:
David Carr, Times Critic and Champion of Media, Dies at 58  —  David Carr, who wrote about media as it intersects with business, culture and government in his Media Equation column for The New York Times, died at the office on Thursday.  He was 58.  —  For the past 25 years, Mr. Carr wrote about media.
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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 …
Discussion: CNNMoney, Guardian, @jaketapper and @newday
The New York Times Company:
Statements of Arthur Sulzberger, Jr. and Dean Baquet on the death of Times media columnist David Carr  —  Statements on the Death of Times Media Columnist David Carr  —  Statement of Arthur Sulzberger, Jr., publisher of The New York Times 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  —  David Carr, who died on Thursday at the age of 58, was so much more then just the New York Times' media columnist.  He was a guiding light for journalists during some very difficult years for the industry.
Discussion: Fusion and Capital New York
Brian Stelter / @brianstelter:
Keith J. Kelly / New York Post:
David Carr was a fierce rival and a dear friend  —  He was larger than life, a fierce rival and a friend.  —  I initially met David Carr when he first came to New York and was working for Powerful Media, a Web site that arched across the media horizon in 2000.
Discussion: @media_ink
Michael Sebastian / AdAge:
Editors at 11 Time Inc. magazines worked on a print ad campaign for Google Chrome mobile app last fall, CEO Joe Ripp tells investors  —  Time, InStyle Editors Helped Create Print Ads for Google Campaign  —  Cost Cutting Boosts Profits During Fourth Quarter  —  TV and Technology
Discussion: Beet.TV, @mhbergen and Racked
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Michael Sebastian / AdAge:   Tax rules stop Time Inc. from merging until after June 2016, but CEO Joe Ripp reaches out for partners “in a time of industry decline”
Jon Ronson / New York Times:
How One Stupid Tweet Ruined Justine Sacco's Life  —  Credit: Photo illustration by Andrew B. Myers.  Prop stylist: Sonia Rentsch.  —  As she made the long journey from New York to South Africa, to visit family during the holidays in 2013, Justine Sacco, 30 years old and the senior director …
Michael Sebastian / AdAge:
Refinery29 Uses Uber to Distribute Print Magazine for Fashion Week  —  30,000 Copies of ‘Editions’ Hit Uber Cars and Select Locations  —  TV and Technology  —  Refinery29 is giving print a try, just in time for New York Fashion Week.  —  The style website has printed 30,000 copies of a 28-page …
Discussion: PRNewser
John Plunkett / Guardian:
Daily Mirror prints apology to phone-hacking victims  —  Paper's parent company Trinity Mirror does not rule out further allegations and triples compensation fund to £12m  —  The Daily Mirror has published its first open apology to the victims of phone hacking and said it has tripled …
Lucia Moses / Digiday:
How Bleacher Report is Facebook-proofing its traffic  —  While other publishers are guzzling at the social media traffic spigot, Bleacher Report is going against the grain in taking a more cautious approach to growing its social dependency.  —  It may be surprising, considering that Bleacher Report …
James B. Stewart / New York Times:
Disney's Bob Iger appears to settle succession planning by naming Thomas Staggs as COO  —  Disney Tackles Succession, This Time Without Drama  —  To the growing list of Robert Iger's accomplishments during his near-decade tenure as Disney's chief executive, add succession planning.
 
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Discussion: Variety and NetNewsCheck Latest
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Fusion To Create Primetime ‘Nightline’ Series
Discussion: TVNewser and The Wrap
Jeremy Barr / Capital New York:
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