David Carr

Brian Williams has chosen to step down from his nightly broadcast for several days. But David Carr, media columnist and culture reporter for the New York Times asks, is that enough?

Today, Comcast will go before the Senate Judiciary Committee to defend its desire to purchase the second largest-cable company in America—Time Warner Cable—for $45 billion.

David Carr, media columnist and culture reporter for the New York Times, discusses Comcast's acquisition of Time Warner Cable and what it means for regular t.v. watchers, for cord cutters, and for the industry.

 

It turns out, the future of media consumption isn't that different from its past. David Carr of the New York Times discusses why "legacy media" is doing better than expected.

Web TV services, DVRs, and on-demand TV encourage us to ignore the broadcast schedule and watch at our convenience. So what will become of the experience of watching the same show at the same time as your friends? Bob sits down with David Carr, media critic at the New York Times, and Matt Zoller Seitz, New York magazine's TV critic, to see if the water cooler will evolve or perish.

This week a man was shoved off a New York subway platform and killed by an oncoming train. A freelance photographer on assignment for the New York Post happened to be on the platform, camera in hand. He shot the scene, and the Post printed a photo of the man’s last moment before being struck by a train on the front page. Brooke talks to New York Times media columnist David Carr about the resulting controversy around the photo.

Not many people get to spend time with the famously reclusive Neil Young. But David Carr, media reporter for The New York Times, did. We hear the story behind the story.

Web TV services, DVRs, and on-demand TV encourage us to ignore the broadcast schedule and watch at our convenience. So what will become of the experience of watching the same show at the same time as your friends? Bob sits down with David Carr, media critic at the New York Times and Matt Zoller Seitz, New York magazine's TV critic, to see if the water cooler will evolve or perish.

David Carr, media columnist for the business section of the New York Times, discusses the departure of Michael Arrington from TechCrunch and AOL, the ethical fine line in tech journalism, and where niche websites fit into the larger media landscape.

Texting while driving is illegal, but what kind of rule does texting while talking break? David Carr, media columnist for the business section of the New York Times, discusses his recent column about interacting with someone while they are interacting with their device.

Listeners: Do you rules about smartphone usage? What are they? When is it okay to break out the phone and when is it not? Comment here!

David Carr, media columnist for the business section of the New York Times, will be talking about the new digital magazine subscription plans from Google and Apple, and how magazines are adapting to e-reader publishing.

AOL will pay $315 million to buy The Huffington Post, with Arianna Huffington taking control of AOL's editorial content. The Huffington Post attracts 25 million visitors each month and that number is expected to grow with the merger. To contextualize this sale is The New York Times' David Carr.

Next time you’re at the newsstand, take a look for a minority cover girl. Chances are, you won’t find one.