David Carr, seen here at a conference in 2014, set the standard for media criticism at the New York Times. ( Photo: Stephen McCarthy / Sportsfile / Web Summit via Flickr) Can Ben Smith Fill David Carr's Shoes at the Times? Ben Smith, who is leaving as editor of BuzzFeed to become the media critic for The New York Times, faces several mammoth... Voices 03 Feb 2020 | 03:43