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david carr

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David Carr, Media Equation column, blogs @ Decoder, covers pop culture at NYTimes. Tweets hi-low, news, whatnot. Author: Night of the Gun. amzn.to/lhYAP5

Jersey/NYC/Lincoln Tunnelnyti.ms/mNutlJoined March 2009

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No Place To Hide

Watch

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, Laura Poitras, Ed Snowden &

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left me a VM because he thought I'm actually ancient enough to still listen to them. Took the bait. ouch. #gotyermessage

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One of the victims of the Chapel Hill shooting recorded this story corps interview. Absolutely gutting. soundcloud.com/wunc/storycorp

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Replying to

I like how

wakes up just to make a wisecrack

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Alessandro Parodi

Selfiestick wins. cc

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Here's hoping

's amazing NBC story met some of the informational needs of

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Margaret Sullivan

Wow, two big TV stories on NYT home page! Can't wait for @wjcarter's analysis! (Oh, right: He's gone. Along w/ half the former media desk.)

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Great

piece on Brian Williams & Jon Stewart - King of Their Crafts, but on Divergent Paths

Kings of Their Crafts, but on Divergent Paths (Published 2015)

Jon Stewart of “The Daily Show” is leaving on his own terms, while Brian Williams was suspended after an untruth was exposed.

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on what Comedy Central is going to do with Jon Stewart's highly valuable throne.

Comedy Central Ponders How to Replace Jon Stewart (Published 2015)

“The Daily Show” commands its own brand loyalty, but the network faces a slippery mission in finding a replacement for Mr. Stewart ahead of an election year.

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Do read

's amazing reconstruct going behind the scenes in Williams story. A feat. schttp://nyti.ms/1FAxXe6

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RIP Bob Simon, a television storyteller without peer. cbsnews.com/news/cbs-news- Dies in 2 car crash in Manhattan.

CBS News correspondent Bob Simon, 1941-2015

Legendary "60 Minutes" correspondent whose career spanned 5 decades dies in car crash at age 73

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A welcome surprise in the

green room:

! He'll be on

later this hour.

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Jon Stewart changed journalism before journalism was ready to change

washingtonpost.com

Jon Stewart changed journalism before journalism was ready to change

Jon Stewart's rise coincides almost perfectly with the growth of the modern Web -- he was the first true star of a new era of Internet journalism.

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Going on

@andersoncooper

for a chat about how Brian Williams and NBC work from here. There is no playbook.

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Two guys from New Jersey who make it big on TV, now on very different paths.

Kings of Their Crafts, but on Divergent Paths (Published 2015)

Jon Stewart of “The Daily Show” is leaving on his own terms, while Brian Williams was suspended after an untruth was exposed.

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A Night In São Paulo's Crackland (

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I was on TV talking about about two guys on TV -- Jon Stewart and Brian Williams. cbsnews.com/videos/media-e w/

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Jennifer J. Cannon, Author

Enjoyed hearing your thoughts on #BrianWilliams & #JonStewart

@CBSThisMorning

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@viaSimonRomero

"You're dealing with night people--we're vampires here"--> How The New York Times Works

popularmechanics.com

How The New York Times Works

This is how the Gray Lady gets made in 2015.

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Brian Williams Suspended From NBC for 6 Months Without Pay

Brian Williams Suspended From NBC for 6 Months Without Pay (Published 2015)

The suspension, which came after the news anchor acknowledged exaggerating his role in a helicopter incident in Iraq, capped a rapid fall from grace.

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Jon Stewart Leaving ‘The Daily Show’ nyti.ms/1EWF7f9

reports

Jon Stewart Will Leave ‘The Daily Show’ on a Career High Note (Published 2015)

Comedy Central said that Mr. Stewart, the longtime host of the satirical news show, was giving up his post, but would remain at the helm until later this year.

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Kitchen-counter chocolatiers are my new favorite food geeks. Here's my take on their world, via

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The Kitchen-Counter Chocolatiers (Published 2015)

A small but growing cohort of people is dedicated to making chocolate at home, a pursuit rooted in the proliferation of American-style, bean-to-bar chocolate.

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Erin Siegal McIntyre

Brilliance from

: "If the media aims to crucify Williams... acknowledge much TV isn't exactly true, either | scottcarney.com/2015/02/brian-

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Garance Franke-Ruta

Jeb Bush just dumped emails, home addresses, and social security numbers of Florida residents online theverge.com/e/7777572 via

Jeb Bush dumps emails including social security numbers of Florida residents online

Florida man strikes again

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True this:

@williamfleitch

on how media loves feasting on media downfall. #itsallaboutthehits bloomberg.com/politics/featu via

The Joyful, Bloody Media Circus of Bringing Down Brian Williams

Yes, he lied—but the real reason he’s being tormented is that people like to watch.

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Operation Anchor Shield: Why NBC News and Brian Williams Need to Open Up, Now ti.me/1DcaP5Z via

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#GRAMMYs way surpassed my expectations, most esp #AnnieLennox showing how an old pro melts a cold walk on. vogue.com/10245223/annie Wow.

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Plot thickens a bunch in story by

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about Harper Lee's lost-and-found novel. nytimes.com/2015/02/09/boo

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on Sam Smith's night picking up a lot of heavy metal.

Voices Fresh and Familiar at the Grammy Awards (Published 2015)

Sam Smith took home Grammys for best new artist as well as both record and song of the year for “Stay With Me,” and Beck was the dark-horse winner for album of the year.

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Market starts to look at what-if's should Comcast/TWC not go thru

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look down the road.

archive.nytimes.com

Comcast-Time Warner Cable Deal Still Up in the Air a Year Later

The air of inevitability around Comcast’s proposed $45 billion acquisition of Time Warner Cable has dissipated as the F.C.C. prepares to vote on a proposal to regulate the Internet like a utility.

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Should Brian Williams be fired? Don't think so, but someone besides Williams should have taken anchor off the air.

Brian Williams, Retreading Memories From a Perch Too Public (Published 2015)

For some time now, there have been two versions of Brian Williams. One is an Emmy-winning, sober, talented anchor on the “NBC Nightly News” and the other is a funny, urbane celebrity.

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Prince: 'Albums still matter. Like books and black lives.' #Grammys #BlackLivesMatter

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Just posted this at my site... The “conflation” that Brian Williams confessed to began in 2003.

The "conflation" that Brian Williams confessed to began in 2003 - PressThink

Other NBC people were involved from the beginning.

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Sir Paul has yet to sing a full verse and I'm still thinking about that Brandy Clark song. Sweetly and quietly stole some of this show.

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Not sure that this is the country band that the good lord envisioned, but you gotta give #Grammies credit for casting creativity.

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great column, but before last week most Americans didn't recognize Brian Williams nationaljournal.com/politics/sorry

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In solidarity, I, too, will not appear on Letterman this week.

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Brian Williams adds bit by bit to a story, ends up a long way from the truth. nyti.ms/1ER6Kq0 My bit on perils of celebrity anchor.

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TheDailyNewsHack

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: ‘Brian Williams’ transgressions weren’t a fundamental part of his responsibilities.’ I dunno. An anchor’s #1 job is being a symbol

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Michael Learmonth

The most sensible thing written yet about Brian Williams

Brian Williams, Retreading Memories From a Perch Too Public (Published 2015)

For some time now, there have been two versions of Brian Williams. One is an Emmy-winning, sober, talented anchor on the “NBC Nightly News” and the other is a funny, urbane celebrity.

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