Esteemed New York Times media columnist David Carr died on Thursday night at the age of 58. The newspaper said he died after collapsing in the newsroom.
Heartbreak. RT @TheoTypes: In my inbox now: Dean Baquet’s message to Times employees about the passing of David Carr. pic.twitter.com/r5zb7xbMmo
— Don Van Natta Jr. (@DVNJr) February 13, 2015
Within minutes after the news broke, an outpouring of love, shock and pain deluged Twitter and Facebook as Carr’s colleagues at The New York Times as well as other members of the media, celebrities and fans expressed their deep respect for a man known for his talent and his integrity, his humility and his poise.
@carr2n was media. He was propping up the whole rickety stage. Now what? I feel like it’s over.
— amandahesser (@amandahesser) February 13, 2015
David @carr2n understood deeply that nothing was simple, no one was just a hero or villain, we were our foibles and our acts of courage.
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Can’t possibly find words. David Carr was brilliant, funny, generous. My heart breaks for his family+his legion of friends. Proud to be 1.
— Bill Carter (@wjcarter) February 13, 2015
Hard to think of a journalist who wedded the old world with the new — and with as much humility and determination — as well as David Carr.
— Matt Pearce (@mattdpearce) February 13, 2015
No one was a better critic of and believer in the fundamental goodness of the business of journalism. No one.
— Lydia Polgreen (@lpolgreen) February 13, 2015
How will you remember David Carr? Tell us in the comments.
