David Carr, the Media's Own Greatest Critic, Talks Public Relations

He had surprisingly insightful thoughts on PR, too.


You’ve probably seen this video floating around the Internet at some point today, but it’s worth watching again (and again): there’s no better reminder of why everyone is so upset at the passing of New York Times media critic David Carr.

But Carr didn’t just do media: he also had some thoughts on PR.

In 2012, our own Nancy Lazarus covered an Internet Week event with Carr, and he was surprisingly positive. Here’s his take on present-day media relations:

“Now it’s a better age between journalists and PR.

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