David Carr, media critic of the New York Times who wrote "The Media Equation" column, died Feb. 12 after he collapsed in the newsroom. He was 58.

david carrThe cancer survivor wrote the book, "The Night of the Gun," which detailed his addiction to crack cocaine in the 1980s.

Carr joined the NYT in 2002 as a business reporter covering the publishing industry. He was featured in the 2011 documentary about the paper, "Page One: Inside the New York Times."

Arthur Pinch Sulzberger issued a statement that called Carr one of the most gifted journalists to ever work at the paper.

Born in Minneapolis, Carr wrote for the Twin Cities Reader and Washington City Paper before the NYT. He contributed to The Atlantic Monthly and New York magazine.

Carr died after hosting a panel discussion about the movie "Citizenfour" with its subject Edward Snowden, who appeared via video.