A new york times reporter covered the fall of communism, topless cellists, and everything in between. Carr is a former drug addict and a new york times reporter for many, many years. Photographer graham macindoe left his native scotland in 1992 to make it in new york. It documents carrs adult life of addiction and recovery as. A fox business reporter was busted last week trying to sneak a glass crack pipe into the federal courthouse in downtown manhattan, sources and law enforcement told the post. The main focus of the film is david carr, a journalist with a rough exterior but a good heart and a great wit. New york the 55yearold crack addict counted his change outside a harlem liquor store. Night of the gun, this incredible memoir about going from being a crack addict to a writer at the new york times. Breaking story after story, two great american newspapers, the new york times and the washington post, are. Richard quest, cnn reporter, arrested on drug charges. The times is the sort of place known to employ people with two last. New york undercover officers entrap addicts in drug stings.
Erin lee carr, daughter of the late new york times columnist david carr. Its been four years since the death of new york times columnist david carr. A reporter investigates the darkest story of his life. Easily the most colorful of these is media reporter david carr. Reporter investigates lost years of his life as crack addict media. Inside the new york times offers a broad look at a year in the life of americas most prominent newspaper. There may have been a real white house briefing with real white house officials, but the new york times couldnt be trusted to accurately summarize what the white house official said. Mayorprofessional crack smoker marion berry issued a citywide search for the young boy, who was later reported dead by city officials. He dabbled in drugs, then got addicted to crack cocaine and heroin. Proquest historical newspapers the new york times 1851 2004 pg. Yes, his cousins became destitute crack addicts living in a shed, but theyd dropped out of school and. In new york city, transportation might be second only to real estate as a marker of privilege. Inside the new york times, a 2011 documentary directed by andrew rossi, the media reporter david carr opens.
Credit karsten moran for the new york times the 21yearold heroin addict at the mcdonalds, brian l. As was the case every halloween, on october 31, 1989, a couple of washington post reporters were sent to cover the festivities in georgetown, where thousands of mostly white and. Now, about my operation in peking by james restonspecial to the new york times new york times 1857current file. Here was a reporter, smoking crack with a crack addict for a story about crack addiction. Janet leslie cooke born july 23, 1954 is a former american journalist. The author of the acclaimed memoir, the night of the gun, he passed away in february 2015. Michael kaufman, times reporter who roamed world, dead at. As an economics reporter for the new york times, i have been the papers chief eyes and ears on the federal reserve for the past six years. All of this is to say that it is not just crack cocaine and heroin that are dangerous to your health. He worked for outlets such as the new york times magazine and the guardian, taking pictures of quentin crisp, michael jackson, and other artists, musicians, and writers. To say the least, david carr, the longtime new york times columnist, had.
Undercover officers ask addicts to buy drugs, snaring them. In the early 90s, ruben castaneda was a crime reporter for the washington post, and an addict who bought crack on the very streets he wrote about. Here was a reporter, smoking crack with a crack addict for a story. The myth of the new york times, in documentary form truthdig. Journalist david carr as a father in all that you leave behind. New york times reporter david carr has used his investigative journalism techniques on his family as research for his new memoirs on life as a crack addict. David carr, the new york times media columnist whose coverage ranged from television and film to the decline of print and the rise of digital media, died thursday in manhattan at the age of 58. Ace reporter investigates the lost years of his life as a. David carr called himself part pirate, part thug but also a decent person carr, media columnist for the new york times, died thursday after collapsing in the newsroom. He famously published a chapter from his memoir about his transformation, crack addict to reporter and single parent, in, where else, the new york times. In new book, daughter of times columnist david carr.
Stelter was a media reporter for the new york times. The new york times city room blog reports that cnn international business and travel reporter richard quest has been arrested on drug charges. Cooke subsequently returned the pulitzer, the only person to date to do so, after admitting she had fabricated stories. Washington post reporter ruben castaneda on how he covered dcs crack epidemic while dealing with his own addiction. Crime reporter and crack addict reliable sources cnn. The rational choices of crack addicts the new york times.
Fox business reporter busted bringing crack pipe into. With all the headlines about fake news, the liberal media elite dont have a perfect track record, either. Npr media correspondent david folkenflik and times media reporter jonathan mahler were in the running. David carr was a reporter and the media equation columnist for the new york times. He was moderating a panel in new york with the journalist glenn. Quest was arrested early friday morning after being escorted out of central park for violating. The most notorious scam of this sort was the 1980 frontpage washington post article by reporter. New york cnn the new york times has concluded, after an extensive internal investigation, that one of its former reporters committed frequent acts of journalistic fraud. David carr, who wriggled away from the demon of drug addiction to become a journalistic celebrity, a namebrand media columnist at the new york times and a bestselling author who reported on his. Where you go says just as much as how you get there. He battled back from cocaine and crack addiction and a life on the street to become a celebrated columnist at the new york times and, more. As a recovering addict, i know those pictures live forever. Amc developing david carrs memoir with bob odenkirk. The overarching theme is the battle for even this print legend to survive the onslaught of new media and changing times, which have forced other newspapers to shut down or make massive layoffs.
Before he joined cnn in november 20, stelter was a media reporter for the new york times. It says nothing about the internal dynamics of the institution. David carr, a times reporter, is eulogized the new york. Its a great newspaper, no doubt about it, but lets face it.
I was a fat thug who beat up women and sold bad coke. Now, about my operation in peking by james restonspecial. Every kind of heavy drug use, from cigarettes to alcohol to crystal meth, has some kind of negative impact on your health. Joe bidens son is under scrutiny for his business dealings and tumultuous personal life. New york times grapples with david carrs legacy huffpost. She won a pulitzer prize in 1981 for an article written for the washington post. The 21yearold heroin addict sat in a mcdonalds on the lower east side, wondering when his grandmother would next wire him money. New york times media columnist david carr is dead at 58. A tribute to new york times media critic david carr. David carr, a former crack addict and single father of twin girls, who worked his way off welfare to eventually become a culture reporter and media columnist for the new york times. Reporter investigates lost years of his life as crack addict. David carr, who wriggled away from the demon of drug addiction to become a journalistic.
Previously, he wrote for the atlantic monthly and new york magazine and was editor of the twin cities reader in minneapolis. The new york times announced that it was eliminating the post. But this summer, it seems no one is immune to the vicissitudes of commuting. Though no longer on city room, new york today continues to appear every weekday morning, offering a roundup of news and events for the city. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. A reporter investigates the darkest story of his life 2008 a popular columnist for the new york times, author david carr didnt have to look any farther than himself for this memoir of addiction and, ultimately, sobriety. But the subject of new york times reporter david carrs forthcoming book is not a national security secret or revelations about a big business scam. The story was later discovered to have been fabricated.
David carrs take on drug addiction the epoch times. The public editor position, created in the aftermath of a grave journalistic scandal, played a crucial part in rebuilding our readers trusts by acting as our. Page one inside the new york times a new documentary. Reporter jayson blair concocted stories for the new york times back in 2003, while stephen glass fabricated numerous pieces for the new republic in the late 1990s. New york times reporter david carrs forthcoming book is a searing study of his struggles with drug addiction. Ace reporter investigates the lost years of his life as a crack addict.
The film follows one year at the new york times and the people who work there. Addiction battled ambition for reporter caught in d. Sociopolitical documentary hosted by andrew rossi, published by bbc broadcasted as part of bbc storyville series in 2011 english narration cover informationdocumentary which goes inside the newsroom at one of the most venerable publishing institutions in the world, the new york times. New york times reporters drug abuse memoirs press gazette. The pulitzer was subsequently awarded to teresa carpenter, a nominee.
In his 2008 memoir, the night of the gun, carr detailed his experiences with cocaine addiction and. Former washington post reporter ruben castaneda tells brian stelter how he reported on dcs crack epidemic while hiding his own addiction to the drug. My experience has shown me that 1,000 times out of 1,000 times, i will be defeated, he said. You can find the latest new york today at or in the morning, on the new york times homepage or its new york section. Like the paper, the venerable new york times, for which he writes a column every monday mediating the space between print and internet, he knows from surviving in adversity. Now what if i said that i was a recovered crack addict who got. David carrs riveting debut memoir, the night of the gun, takes this theory to the extreme, as the new york times reporter embarks on a threeyear factfinding mission to revisit his harrowing past as a drug addict and discovers that the search for answers can reveal many versions of the truth. A tribute to new york times media critic david carr live. I write because writing is crack, and im an addict. And of course theres carrs backstory, rising from minneapolis crack addict to chronicler of new yorks media titans. I kept thinking drug addiction was crack addiction it was violence and. Inside the new york times is an infomercial for the new york times. D avid carr was the most unlikely new york times superstar. In new book, daughter of times columnist david carr discusses.