Voting with a Mouse: How Bloggers Have Altered the Political Landscape

David Carr

David Carr writes a column for the Monday Business section of the New York Times that focuses on media issues including print, digital, film, radio and television. He also works as a general assignment reporter in the Culture section of the New York Times covering all aspects of popular culture. Carr began working at the Times in 2002, covering the magazine publishing industry for the Business section. Prior to arriving at the Times, Carr was a contributing writer for the Atlantic Monthly and New York Magazine, writing articles that ranged from homeland security issues to the movie industry. In 2000, he was the media writer for Inside.com, a web news site focusing on the business of entertainment and publishing. Prior to arriving in New York, Carr served as editor of the Washington City Paper, an alternative weekly in Washington, D.C. for five years. From 1993 to 1995, Carr was editor of the Twin Cities Reader, a Minneapolis-based alternative weekly, and wrote a media column there as well. Before serving as editor of the Reader, Carr worked for a variety of business, entertainment and sports publications in the Twin Cities area.

Erik Black

Eric Black is a reporter for the Star Tribune and author of The Big Question blog. Black writes about national and world news. He specializes in pieces that try to put the news into historical perspective. He has been a journalist since 1973, with the Star Tribune since 1977. He has written five books, three of them compilations of historical series that he wrote for the Star Tribune about the U.S. Constitution, the Cold War and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.