David Carr (journalist)
| David Carr | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 8, 1956 Hopkins, Minnesota, United States |
| Occupation | Writer, columnist, memoirist |
David Michael Carr (born September 8, 1956)[1] is an American journalist and author. He is a media and culture columnist for The New York Times. In his 2008 memoir, The Night of the Gun, he detailed his past experiences with cocaine addiction and includes interviews with people from his past, tackling his memoir as if he were reporting on himself. The story was excerpted in the The New York Times Magazine and his book became a best seller.[2]
Carr was born and raised in Hopkins, Minnesota outside Minneapolis. He attended the University of Minnesota, where he double-majored in psychology and journalism.[3] Carr is a former editor of the Twin Cities Reader and the Washington City Paper. He currently resides in Montclair, New Jersey, with his wife, Jill. They have three children.[4]
Carr is featured prominently in the 2011 documentary Page One: Inside the New York Times.
[edit] Bibliography
- Carr, David (2008). The Night of the Gun. New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 9781416541523.
[edit] References
- ^ "Profile: David Carr". Cityfile. http://cityfile.com/profiles/david-carr. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ David Carr (July 20, 2008). "Me and My Girls". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/20/magazine/20Carr-t.html?ref=davidcarr&pagewanted=all. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
- ^ Aaron Sorkin. "Culture: David Carr". Interview. http://www.interviewmagazine.com/culture/david-carr. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
- ^ "Times Topics: People David Carr". The New York Times. 2011. http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/c/david_carr/index.html. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
