The New York Times Announces First Recipients of David Carr Fellowship

The New York Times announces today that three journalists have been awarded the David Carr Fellowship, named in honor of The Times’s late media columnist, who was lauded for his visionary and uncompromising work.  Originally conceived as a two-year fellowship for one recipient at a time, the newsroom has decided to name three exceptional journalists from among 600 applicants for its inaugural award.

The New York Times’s 2016 David Carr Fellows are John Herrman, co-editor of The Awl; Amanda Hess, a staff writer at Slate; and Greg Howard, a staff writer at Deadspin.

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