The irascible media critic of the New York Times had outsized influence as media moved from traditional to digital, writes John Hockenberry.
The Takeaway talks with David Carr, who writes the Carpetbagger blog for the New York Times. Carr was on the red carpet at last night's Academy Awards with questions from his readers and Takeaway listeners.
Carr joins us now from West Hollywood to go over the most germane or hilarious Oscar questions that have come his way?questions he may very well pose to Angelina Jolie or Frank Langella.
It was a great series of surprising moments last night at the Oscars, where "Slumdog Millionare" won eight awards.
Not long ago, the biggest entertainment on Oscar night was watching big budget studio movies duke it out for awards with indie underdogs. But this year's Oscar nominations suggest that dynamic may be changing.