Flashback: David Carr Confronts Vice’s Shane Smith: ‘Just Because You Put on a F***ing Safari Helmet and Looked at Some Poop Doesn’t Give You the Right to Insult What We Do’

CARR I am looking ░░░░░░░░ Alex UNKNOWN FEMALE Sure ░░░░░░░░ CARR OK CARPENTER David ░░░░░░░░ The New York Times ░░░░░░░░ Don t keep saying ░░░░░░░░ m from New York ░░░░░░░░ that sucks And just ░░░░░░░░ MALE 1 David it ░░░░░░░░ Nice to meet you ░░░░░░░░ MALE 2 Very nice ░░░░░░░░ meet you CARR Nice ░░░░░░░░ meet you all UNKNOWN ░░░░░░░░ We want to get ░░░░░░░░ together to do a ░░░░░░░░ wide update The media ░░░░░░░░ is changing in really ░░░░░░░░ ways in just six ░░░░░░░░ So print as a ░░░░░░░░ an industry as a ░░░░░░░░ continues to nosedive publications ░░░░░░░░ Newsweek and Times are ░░░░░░░░ down fast We d ░░░░░░░░ to say that we ░░░░░░░░ perfectly positioned Smith Not ░░░░░░░░ are the sort of ░░░░░░░░ media companies wanting to ░░░░░░░░ talk to us but ░░░░░░░░ biggest brands are wanting ░░░░░░░░ come talk to us ░░░░░░░░ give us money And ░░░░░░░░ we have to do ░░░░░░░░ we have to figure ░░░░░░░░ how we can be ░░░░░░░░ faster and more dynamic ░░░░░░░░ everybody out there And ░░░░░░░░ don t want to ░░░░░░░░ hot and die We ░░░░░░░░ to get hot get ░░░░░░░░ CARPENTER You asked the ░░░░░░░░ about is there a ░░░░░░░░ model that like CARR ░░░░░░░░ want you to just ░░░░░░░░ up CARPENTER Yeah CARR ░░░░░░░░ want you to feel ░░░░░░░░ on this I don ░░░░░░░░ do corporate portraiture What ░░░░░░░░ f k is going ░░░░░░░░ there You re doing ░░░░░░░░ with CNN CARPENTER We ░░░░░░░░ how to speak to ░░░░░░░░ people They re listening ░░░░░░░░ us We re a ░░░░░░░░ brand for them And ░░░░░░░░ first thing that CNN ░░░░░░░░ when they walked into ░░░░░░░░ meeting last summer was ░░░░░░░░ year olds are watching ░░░░░░░░ right now We re ░░░░░░░░ ed CARR Right Right ░░░░░░░░ Can you please help ░░░░░░░░ develop a new young ░░░░░░░░ for the future They ░░░░░░░░ the way you tell ░░░░░░░░ They like your hosts ░░░░░░░░ like where you go ░░░░░░░░ s really what what ░░░░░░░░ they came looking for ░░░░░░░░ starts Reporter So what ░░░░░░░░ of war is this ░░░░░░░░ MALE 3 It s ░░░░░░░░ War III crosstalk Clip ░░░░░░░░ Smith I don t ░░░░░░░░ Liberia I don t ░░░░░░░░ I don t pretend ░░░░░░░░ I m not going ░░░░░░░░ for news thing reporting ░░░░░░░░ particular news story I ░░░░░░░░ not there to solve ░░░░░░░░ problem in the world ░░░░░░░░ m just a regular ░░░░░░░░ I didn t get ░░░░░░░░ in the thing I ░░░░░░░░ t know how secure ░░░░░░░░ And I ve been ░░░░░░░░ some places that are ░░░░░░░░ f ing insane Clip ░░░░░░░░ UNKNOWN MALE The people ░░░░░░░░ don t have toilets ░░░░░░░░ because they have no ░░░░░░░░ they use the beach ░░░░░░░░ ends CARR If you ░░░░░░░░ a CNN viewer and ░░░░░░░░ go Hmmm I m ░░░░░░░░ at human s it ░░░░░░░░ the beach Smith Well ░░░░░░░░ ve got to tell ░░░░░░░░ one thing I m ░░░░░░░░ regular guy and I ░░░░░░░░ to these places and ░░░░░░░░ go OK everyone talked ░░░░░░░░ me about cannibalism right ░░░░░░░░ talked about cannibalism Now ░░░░░░░░ m getting a lot ░░░░░░░░ s it for saying ░░░░░░░░ cannibalism and stuff Whatever ░░░░░░░░ talked to me about ░░░░░░░░ Clip starts UNKNOWN MALE ░░░░░░░░ Yeah most of my ░░░░░░░░ They would drain the ░░░░░░░░ from the innocent child ░░░░░░░░ drink it before go ░░░░░░░░ battle Reporter So you ░░░░░░░░ the child UNKNOWN MALE ░░░░░░░░ Yes Reporter And then ░░░░░░░░ drink the blood UNKNOWN ░░░░░░░░ 4 Yeah UNKNOWN MALE ░░░░░░░░ I lifted up to ░░░░░░░░ temple Now I m ░░░░░░░░ to eat it Clip ░░░░░░░░ Smith That s that ░░░░░░░░ f ing crazy So ░░░░░░░░ actual our audience goes ░░░░░░░░ s f king insane ░░░░░░░░ that s nuts And ░░░░░░░░ New York Times meanwhile ░░░░░░░░ writing about surfing and ░░░░░░░░ I m sitting there ░░░░░░░░ going like You know ░░░░░░░░ I m not going ░░░░░░░░ talk about surfing I ░░░░░░░░ going to talk about ░░░░░░░░ because that f s ░░░░░░░░ up CARR Just a ░░░░░░░░ time out Before you ░░░░░░░░ went there we ve ░░░░░░░░ reporters there reporting on ░░░░░░░░ after genocide Just because ░░░░░░░░ put on a f ░░░░░░░░ safari helmet and looked ░░░░░░░░ some poop doesn t ░░░░░░░░ you the right to ░░░░░░░░ what we do So ░░░░░░░░ Continue Smith I m ░░░░░░░░ saying that I m ░░░░░░░░ I m not there ░░░░░░░░ report news CARR Yeah ░░░░░░░░ Go ahead Smith I ░░░░░░░░ just talking about you ░░░░░░░░ look what I saw ░░░░░░░░