New York Times creates fellowship named for late media critic David Carr

The New York Times said today that it is sponsoring a fellowship named after the paper’s late media critic David Carr.

The first David Carr Fellow will cover “the intersection of technology, media and culture” during the two-year fellowship. The focus will be “steady, sustained news stories; magazine-style features; investigative efforts; videography; or a mix of approaches, depending on the interests of the fellow and the recommendation of Times editors,” the Times said.

The Times hopes to give an opportunity to a young journalist early in his or her career to “build upon David’s commitment to holding power accountable and telling engaging, deeply reported stories.” If you’re interested, you should have at least three years of experience.

Times executive editor Dean Baquet added that anyone with an unusual background who also shares Carr’s interests would be considered.

“David Carr was a recovering drug addict who came to us from the alternative news media world,” Baquet said. “That’s very unusual for The New York Times.”

Carr died in February at age 58 from complications of lung cancer.

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