David Carr (journalist)
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David Carr 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.
Carr was born and raised in Minnesota
. He attended the University of Minnesota, where he double-majored in psychology and journalism. 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.
Carr is featured prominently in the 2011 documentary Page One: Inside the New York Times
.
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
. In his 2008 memoir, The Night of the Gun, he detailed his past experiences with cocaine
Cocaine
Cocaine is a crystalline tropane alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the coca plant. The name comes from "coca" in addition to the alkaloid suffix -ine, forming cocaine. It is a stimulant of the central nervous system, an appetite suppressant, and a topical anesthetic...
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.
Carr was born and raised in Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
. He attended the University of Minnesota, where he double-majored in psychology and journalism. Carr is a former editor of the Twin Cities Reader and the Washington City Paper
Washington City Paper
The Washington City Paper is a U.S. alternative weekly newspaper serving the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area.Founded in 1981, and published for its first year under the masthead 1981, taking the City Paper name in volume 2, by Russ Smith, it shared ownership with the Chicago Reader from 1982...
. He currently resides in Montclair, New Jersey
Montclair, New Jersey
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 38,977 people, 15,020 households, and 9,687 families residing in the township. The population density was 6,183.6 people per square mile . There were 15,531 housing units at an average density of 2,464.0 per square mile...
, with his wife, Jill. They have three children.
Carr is featured prominently in the 2011 documentary Page One: Inside the New York Times
Page One: Inside the New York Times
Page One: Inside the New York Times is an American documentary film by Andrew Rossi, which premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. Magnolia Pictures and Participant Media jointly acquired the U.S...
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