David Carr

NYT Columnist: Rolling Stone 'Committed An Act of Journalism' With Tsarnaev Cover

kyle.drennen — Thu, 18 Jul 2013 22:11:44 +0000

Kyle Drennen

During a report on Wednesday's NBC Nightly News on the widely panned cover of Rolling Stone magazine featuring Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, a soundbite was included of New York Times media columnist David Carr defending the offensive display: "I think that Rolling Stone committed an act of journalism in both publishing this photo and publishing the story that they did." [Listen to the audio]

NYT Praises Fox for Leaving Out 'Agitprop' on Election Night, Strains to Prove MSNBC Catching Up (Again) to Fox

clay.waters — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 17:58:09 +0000

Clay Waters

In NYT-land, the liberal cable network MSNBC has been "gaining ground" on conservative Fox News for years (without ever actually catching up). Times media reporter Brian Stelter (pictured) filed the latest enthusiastic installment in MSNBC's quest for the white whale of ratings parity with Fox News in "The Anti-Fox Gains Ground."

David Carr in NYTimes: Conservatives Should Stop 'Tired' Whining About Liberal Bias

clay.waters — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 23:37:10 +0000

Clay Waters

New York Times media reporter David Carr's Monday column, "Tired Cries of Bias Don't Help Romney," challenged the "tired cries" from conservatives, including MRC president Brent Bozell, alleging liberal media bias, but was itself filled with tired and unconvincing arguments.

NYT Movie Critic A.O. Scott Defends Criminal Vandalism of 'Savage' Subway Poster: 'Free Expression' and 'Democracy'

clay.waters — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 17:36:31 +0000

Clay Waters

As shown on Times Watch this morning, New York Times media reporter David Carr may pooh-pooh the idea of liberal bias. But he's a stronger supporter of the First Amendment than some of his Times colleagues, like movie critic A.O.

David Carr in New York Times: Conservatives Should Stop 'Tired' Whining About Liberal Bias

clay.waters — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 16:30:43 +0000

Clay Waters

NYTimes' David Carr Disdains Biased Media Owner -- A San Diego Conservative Charger

clay.waters — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 13:28:10 +0000

Tim Graham

Media reporter David Carr of the New York Times wrote an unintentional laugh line for Monday's paper: "There is a growing worry that the falling value and failing business models of many American newspapers could lead to a situation where moneyed interests buy papers and use them to prosecute a political and commercial agenda."

NBC News President Admits Network Should Have Corrected on Air the Falsely Edited Zimmerman 911 Call

kyle.drennen — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 20:33:09 +0000

Kyle Drennen

In a stunning admission to the New York Time's David Carr on Monday, NBC News president Steve Capus confessed that the network made a mistake in not issuing a correction on air for falsely editing a 911 call by accused Trayvon Martin shooter George Zimmerman: "The reality is that we didn't try t

NYTimes' Carr: "For Good or Ill (and Most Would Say Ill), No One Did It Like Mr. Breitbart"

clay.waters — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 18:24:53 +0000

Clay Waters

New York Times media reporter David Carr's profile of the late Andrew Breitbart, "The Provocateur" was a slightly hostile look at the life and influence of the sleepless conservative activist, that included this unnecessary and petty parenthetical stab: "For good or ill (and most would say ill), no one did it like Mr.

David Carr, Who Called Midwesterners "Low-Sloping Foreheads," Cries Racism Over Lin Headline

clay.waters — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:46:02 +0000

Clay Waters

Veteran New York Times media reporter David Carr’s Monday column self-righteously attacked an unfortunate headline on an ESPN mobile website, “Chink in the armor,” that was widely interpreted as a purposeful slur on the ethnicity of benchwarmer-turned-NBA-sensation Jeremy Lin: “Media Hype For Lin Stumbles On Race.”