Famed New York Times Media Columnist David Carr Dies at 58

Story by the Associated Press; curated by Oliver Darcy.

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NEW YORK (AP) — Media columnist David Carr, who wrote the Media Equation column for The New York Times, died Thursday in his office. He was 58.

Carr's column focused on issues of media in relation to business, culture and government, said the Times, which confirmed his death but didn't release details of it.

New York Times Columnist David Carr attends the TimesTalks at The New School on February 12, 2015 in New York City. (Mark Sagliocco/Getty Images)

Carr joined the Times in 2002 as a business reporter, covering magazine publishing. His Media Equation column appeared in the Monday business section.

Before joining the Times, Carr was a contributing writer for The Atlantic Monthly and New York magazine. He also was a media writer for news website Inside.com.

In my inbox now: Dean Baquet's message to Times employees about the passing of David Carr. pic.twitter.com/Ps4MfX00AU

— Theodore Kim (@TheoTypes)

February 13, 2015

Carr served as editor of the Washington City Paper, an alternative weekly in Washington, D.C. He also was editor of a Minneapolis-based alternative weekly called Twin Cities Reader.

Carr also wrote "The Night of the Gun," a 2008 memoir about addiction and recovery.

He lived in Montclair, New Jersey, with his wife and their daughter. He had two other children.

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