David Carr, the irrepressible media writer for the New York Times, died on Thursday night at the age of 58, after a long career that saw him rise from the weekly papers in Minneapolis — where he worked while fighting a cocaine addiction — to the highest perch in the media industry. He was a friend to almost all who knew him, and mentored an entire generation of young journalists. I’ve written a personal remembrance of him, but here I’ve collected some of the thoughts and memories of his friends and peers. There are more of them in a Storify module I made.
The NYT is now confirming that David Carr has died. This is unfathomably sad news. He had so many things still to tell us.
— Jake Silverstein (@jakesilverstein) February 13, 2015
https://twitter.com/xeni/status/566078015231115265
A giant, gone. (Sorrow.) David Carr, Media Equation Columnist for The Times, Is Dead at 58, via @nytimes http://t.co/nVYa44coLs
— C.J. Chivers (@cjchivers) February 13, 2015
https://twitter.com/aoscott/status/566079860754644992
David Carr, 2008. (Photo by Chester Higgins.) pic.twitter.com/17j49rJ8fr
— Joshua Benton (@jbenton) February 13, 2015
https://twitter.com/aoscott/status/566079860754644992
https://twitter.com/jelani9/status/566083946409377792
Of all the cats, David Carr was the coolest. He will be missed.
— Seth Meyers (@sethmeyers) February 13, 2015
https://twitter.com/PamelaPaulNYT/status/566080643206234112
https://twitter.com/_alastair/status/566327042317496320
Heartbroken about David Carr's death. Great journalist, but more important, great human being. Will miss him.
— Arianna Huffington (@ariannahuff) February 13, 2015
https://twitter.com/nickbilton/status/566083796227723264
https://twitter.com/gabrielsnyder/status/566080844499255299
RIP! @carr2n you personfied dignity, courage & hope. You inspired us to be better. You were kind, giving & loving. I will miss you deeply!
— OM (@om) February 13, 2015
We use the phrase "one of a kind" too frequently in journalism, IMHO. We really should save it for the likes of @carr2n. He earned it. RIP.
— Jim Brady (@jimbrady) February 13, 2015
So devastating. Will miss @carr2n … Can't fathom. He was the very best in this business. Huge empty hole on so many levels.
— Jim Bankoff (@Bankoff) February 13, 2015
@carr2n You enriched my life, inspired me, made me still love the NYTimes 🙂
and educated all of us. May you rest in peace.— (((Andrew Rasiej))) (@Rasiej) February 13, 2015
“The generosity of David Carr” by @AntDeRosa https://t.co/l2VJKVciPk
— Medium (@Medium) February 13, 2015
https://twitter.com/dickc/status/566100446872236033
A light went out.
— Nick Denton (@nicknotned) February 13, 2015
— wendy macnaughton (@wendymac) February 13, 2015
David Carr was the Keith Richards of media reporting – after all he’d been through, it was like he was indestructable. And now he’s gone.
— acarvin.bsky.social aka Andy Carvin (@acarvin) February 13, 2015
"We all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn’t end any time soon.” -David Carr.
— Emily Steel (@emilysteel) February 13, 2015
Carr was one of those people whose taste and integrity you just wanted to live up to.
— John Hodgman (@hodgman) February 13, 2015
One of the great things about David Carr was he was unflinching in talking truth to power. In that way he was a model for all journalists.
— Steven Greenhouse (@greenhousenyt) February 13, 2015
@carr2n RIP brother. You were the last of a dying breed. It all just gets shittier from here.
— shane smith (@shanesmith30) February 13, 2015