Paul Carr 3543993 194558791 2008-02-28T01:40:26Z Shell Kinney 293836 Reverted 1 edit by [[Special:Contributions/72.43.145.36|72.43.145.36]] identified as [[WP:VAND|vandalism]] to last revision by [[User:78.86.116.51|78.86.116.51]]. ([[WP:TW|TW]]) {{ redirect|Paul Carr|the actor|Paul Carr (actor) }} [[Image:274963423_06b69c8976.jpg|thumb|Paul Carr at a Friday Books launch party in October 2006.]] '''Paul Carr''' (born 7th December [[1979]]) is a [[London]]-based publisher, journalist and entrepreneur<ref>{{cite web |title=That Friday Feeling |url=http://www.thebookseller.com/control/?p=1&msgCode=2 |publisher=The Bookseller |date=2006-06-09}}</ref>. He is the co-founder of Fridaycities.com, an online magazine and city guide<ref>{{cite web |title=A site for TV execs and tea ladies |url=http://media.guardian.co.uk/mediaguardian/story/0,,2010713,00.html |publisher=The Guardian |date=2007-02-12}}</ref>. He was previously co-founder of [[The Friday Project]], a book publishing house specialising in finding material on the web and then turning it into traditional books. Carr left The Friday Project in December 2006<ref>{{cite web |title=Paul Carr leaves the Friday Project |url=http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/revolving_door/paul_carr_leaves_the_friday_project_48671.asp }}</ref> along with Online Editor, Graham Pond, with Carr leading a buy-out of the company's Internet media arm to create Fridaycities. Carr was a founding Editor of the award-winning [[satirical]] "comment sheet" ''The Friday Thing'' and the [[London]] city guide ''London by London''<ref>{{cite web |title=A site for TV execs and tea ladies |url=http://media.guardian.co.uk/mediaguardian/story/0,,2010713,00.html |publisher=The Guardian |date=2007-02-12}}</ref>. Carr's journalism can primarily be found in ''[[The Guardian]]'' newspaper, where he wrote a frequent media column<ref>{{cite web |title=The Bloggers Shall Inherit The Gonzo |url=http://media.guardian.co.uk/mediaguardian/story/0,,1426595,00.html |publisher=The Guardian |date=2005-02-28}}</ref>. He has also written ten books, nine of which were published by Pearson, with the tenth published by Pan Macmillan (UK) and St Martin's Press (US) in 2007<ref>{{cite web |title=Pan Macmillan author biography |url=http://www.panmacmillan.com/Authors%20Illustrators/displayPage.asp?PageTitle=Individual%20Contributor&ContributorID=75715&RLE=Author |publisher=Pan Macmillan |date=2007-03-22}}</ref>. His 11th book will be published by Orion in 2008. <ref>{{cite web |title=E-momentum builds |url=http://www.publishingnews.co.uk/pn/pno-news-display.asp?K=e2007042610472288&TAG=&CID=&PGE=&sg9t=2532bcaff30feb2d46a8209137dfc59b |publisher=Publishing News |date=2007-04-26}}</ref> In 2002, ''The Christian Scientist'' described Carr as a "latter day [[Jonathan Swift]]" following the publication of his satirical anti-vigilante manifesto "Think of the Children"<ref>{{cite web |title=Satirical website escapes closure |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/internetnews/story/0,7369,803132,00.html |publisher=The Guardian |date=2002-10-02}}</ref>. He has also written for television, most recently for [[Alison Jackson]]'s ''[[Doubletake (TV series)|Doubletake]]'' series<ref>{{cite web |title=The Secret Election |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/articles/s/secretelectionthe_999050705.shtml |publisher=BBC Online comedy guide |date=2005-05-22}}</ref>. In March 2007, it was announced that The Friday Thing would cease publication after five years to allow Carr and Pond to focus on Fridaycities and other projects. ==Footnotes== <!--See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Footnotes for an explanation of how to generate footnotes using the <ref(erences/)> tags--> <references/> ==External links== [[Category:1979 births|Carr, Paul]] [[Category:Living people|Carr, Paul]]