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Village Voice Media is an American privately held corporation, headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona,^[1] that owns weekly alternative newspapers throughout the country, including The Village Voice, published in New York City, New York, America's oldest (founded in 1955) and largest alternative weekly newspaper.^{[citation needed]}

Village Voice Media also operates Backpage, a website with a 70% market-share for prostitution ads in the U.S. according to AIM Group. It is "the biggest forum for sex trafficking of under-age girls in the United States."^[2] Until 3/31/2012, Goldman Sachs owned 16% of Village Voice Media, but sold its shares soon after Nicholas Kristof of the New York Times discovered and began asking them questions about the stake. ^[3] According to the bank, they "had no influence over operations,” of their asset.^[4]

History[link]

The company was previously named New Times Media. On October 24, 2005, New Times Media announced a deal to acquire Village Voice Media, creating a chain of 17 free weekly newspapers around the country with a combined circulation of 1.8 million.^[5] After the deal's completion, New Times assumed the Village Voice Media name.

In 2002, the previous Village Voice Media had entered into a noncompetition agreement with New Times Media, another^{[clarification needed]} national publisher of alternative weeklies, whereby the two companies agreed to stop publishing New Times LA (a product of New Times Media) and Cleveland Free Times (a product of Village Voice Media), so that the companies would not publish two, competing newspapers in any single city. This agreement and phasing out of the two newspapers, led to an antitrust investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice. The investigation resulted in a settlement, requiring the companies to sell off assets and the old newspapers' titles to any potential competitors.^[6]

In October 2007, Michael Lacey, the executive editor, and Jim Larkin, the chief executive, of Village Voice Media, were arrested in Phoenix on charges that a Village Voice Media publication, the Phoenix New Times, had published secret grand jury information. A state special prosecutor was investigating the newspaper's long-running feud with Maricopa County, Arizona, Sheriff Joe Arpaio, including the publishing of Arpaio's home address, a crime under Arizona law. The special prosecutor's subpoena included a demand for the names of the readers of the New Times's website. It was the information about the subpoena which was deemed by prosecutors to be secret grand jury information.^[7]

Lawsuit[link]

The company was sued in September 2010 by a 15-year-old sex trafficking victim (identified in court papers as "M.A") for allegedly aiding and abetting forced prostitution and the exploitation of children and child pornography by failing to investigate the prostitution ads on Backpage,^[8] which is owned by Village Voice Media.^[9] A federal judge dismissed the lawsuit in August 2011.^[10] The court case and Village Media's role in child trafficking has been highlighted by many national commentators.^[11]

Rebuttal[link]

In an article on the Village Voice website [1] The Village Voice rebuts the entirety of the allegations against it and says, "Backpage dedicates hundreds of staff to screen adult classifieds in order to keep juveniles off the site and to work proactively with law enforcement in their efforts to locate victims. When the authorities have concerns, we share paperwork and records and help them make cases." They also rebut the facts of the articles against them, "A video that accompanied his online op-ed was headlined: "Age 16, She Was Sold on Backpage.com" That is not true. According to Alissa's court testimony, she was 16 in 2003. Backpage.com did not exist anywhere in America in 2003."

Assets[link]

In addition to owning The Village Voice and backpage.com, the company also owns the weekly publications:

See also[link]

	Arizona portal
	Companies portal
	Media portal

• List of Arizona companies
• List of publishers

References[link]

External links[link]

• villagevoicemedia.com, company's official website
• Jessica (October 24, 2005). "Village Voice Sells Its Soul to New Times" Gawker. Retrieved March 18, 2012.

New Times has several uses including:

• New Times (album) is an album released in 1994 by Violent Femmes.
• New Times (politics), a British intellectual movement of the 1980s
• New Times (Armenia), an Armenian political party
• New Times (Minneapolis), a socialist newspaper from Minneapolis, Minnesota from the 1920s
• The New Times (Rwanda), a daily national newspaper published in Kigali, Rwanda
• The New Times (Russia), a politically independent magazine published in Russia from 1943
• New Times Media, a former US publisher of alternative weekly newspapers
  • New Times Broward-Palm Beach, a newspaper published by Village Voice Media
  • Miami New Times, a newspaper published by Village Voice Media
  • Phoenix New Times, a newspaper published by Village Voice Media
  • New Times LA, a defunct newspaper formerly published by New Times Media
• Syracuse New Times, a weekly alternative newspaper published in Syracuse, New York by Arthur Zimmer
• New Times (magazine), a bi-weekly American magazine published in the 1970s
• Novoye Vremya (The New Times), a daily newspaper published in Russia from 1868 to 1914
• Nuevo Tiempo (New Times), a South American TV station

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David Carr

Carr at 49ers training camp in August 2010
No. 8     New York Giants
Quarterback
Personal information
Date of birth: (1979-07-21) July 21, 1979 (age 32)
Place of birth: Bakersfield, California
Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Weight: 216 lb (98 kg)
Career information
College: Fresno State
NFL Draft: 2002 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1
Debuted in 2002 for the Houston Texans
Career history
Houston Texans (2002–2006) Carolina Panthers (2007) New York Giants (2008–2009) San Francisco 49ers (2010) New York Giants (2011–present)
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Johnny Unitas Award (2001) Sammy Baugh Trophy (2001) Fresno State Bulldogs Retired Number (No. 8) Lead NFL in Pass Completion % (2006) Super Bowl champion (XLVI)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2010
TD–INT 65–71 Passing yards 14,433 QB Rating 74.9 Stats at NFL.com

David Duke Carr (born July 21, 1979) is an American football quarterback for the New York Giants of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Houston Texans first overall in the 2002 NFL Draft. He played college football at Fresno State.

Carr has also played for the Carolina Panthers and San Francisco 49ers.

Early years[link]

Carr attended Stockdale High School in Bakersfield.

College career[link]

Carr began as the starting quarterback at Fresno State during the 2000 and 2001 seasons after redshirting in 1999. While he was quarterback, the Bulldogs went 7-5 and 11-3. In his senior season the team beat Colorado, Oregon State, and Wisconsin, all members of BCS conferences. There was speculation about whether the Bulldogs would qualify for a BCS bid, something then unprecedented for a 'Mid Major' conference team. They climbed to as high as number 8 in the polls, and Carr was on the cover of Sports Illustrated. During his collegiate career Carr completed 587 of 934 passes for 7,849 yards. He threw 70 touchdowns versus 23 interceptions. Carr collected the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award during his senior year.

On September 1, 2007, the Fresno State Bulldogs retired Carr's #8 jersey in his honor. Current Fresno State football player Robbie Rouse, a Junior in 2011, is the last player who will be allowed to wear the number.

Statistics[link]

Professional career[link]

Houston Texans[link]

With the first overall pick of 2002 NFL Draft, the expansion Houston Texans selected Carr. He would go on to start all but 4 games for the team in its first five years. Carr's professional career began on a productive note. The Texans played their first regular season game on September 8, 2002, defeating the Dallas Cowboys, 19-10 at Houston's Reliant Stadium. Houston became just the second expansion team to win their first game. The Texans won four games that season. Due to having a patchwork offensive line in front of him, Carr also became the most sacked quarterback in a single season of the NFL, being sacked 76 times. He also set the NFL record for fumble recoveries in a single season (recovering 12 of his own). With Carr under center the Texans improved in each of the next two years, finishing 5-11 in 2003 and 7-9 in 2004. Carr's 2004 season was his best statistically, as he finished with his highest career passer rating and threw for over 3,500 yards.

In 2005, the Texans won only one of their first ten games, finishing the season with a 2-14 record. Plagued by injuries and an ineffective offensive line that limited both the running and passing games, Carr still managed to throw for over 2,500 yards while being sacked 68 times. Despite the dropoff, the Texans exercised an option in Carr's contract that extended him for three years.

The Texans finished the 2006 season at 6-10. For the season, Carr posted a completion percentage of 68.9% (a career high) and tied the single game NFL record of 22 consecutive pass completions (against the Buffalo Bills). However, new Texans general manager Rick Smith decided to go in a different direction at quarterback. Thus, the Texans acquired Matt Schaub from the Atlanta Falcons and decided to part ways with Carr.

Carr is considered to be one of the biggest quarterback busts in NFL history since 1980.^[1][2]

Carr was ranked 10th on Fox Sports' list of worst No. 1 overall picks in NFL Draft history.^[3]

Carolina Panthers[link]

Carr agreed to terms with the Carolina Panthers on April 6, 2007. Following an injury to starting quarterback Jake Delhomme, Carr was named the starter. He played in six games (started four games) and had three touchdowns and five interceptions, with a 53.7 completion percentage and a passer rating of 58.3. Carr suffered a back injury during the fifth game of the season (a victory vs. the New Orleans Saints) on a sack by Will Smith, and saw limited action during the remainder of the 2007 season, being replaced by Vinny Testaverde and Matt Moore. He was released on February 27, 2008.^[4]

New York Giants[link]

On March 12, 2008, Carr signed a one-year contract with the New York Giants, reuniting with former Houston offensive coordinator Chris Palmer. Subsequently, the Giants released former backup quarterback Jared Lorenzen. Carr backed up Eli Manning for two seasons. In the 2009 offseason, Carr was re-signed to a one-year, $2 million contract on February 9, 2009.^[5] In his two years with the Giants, Carr saw action in seven games and threw three total touchdown passes.

San Francisco 49ers[link]

On March 7, 2010, Carr agreed to terms with the San Francisco 49ers, he served as a back-up to Alex Smith.^[6]

Carr was put into the 49ers Week 7 game against the Carolina Panthers after Smith suffered a shoulder injury. Carr struggled completing only 5 of 13 passes for 67 yards and throwing a crucial interception late in the 4th quarter.^[7]

He was released by the 49ers on July 28, 2011.

Return to Giants[link]

Carr re-signed with the New York Giants on July 31, 2011. He won a Super Bowl ring as a backup despite not taking a snap. He re-signed with the Giants on March 14, 2012 to a one-year contract.^[8]

Statistics[link]

Personal[link]

Carr is the son of Rodger and Sheryl Carr. He has two brothers, one of whom (Derek) is a quarterback at Fresno State, as Carr was. Lon Boyett, his uncle, played in the NFL with the Raiders and 49ers in the early 1980s.

Carr and his wife Melody have three sons and one daughter.

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: David Carr

• David Carr on Twitter
• Fresno State Bulldogs bio
• New York Giants bio
• Motivational Speech on Face News

Andrew Rossi is a director, producer, and cinematographer of documentary films.^[1] His first feature film, Eat This New York, aired on the Sundance Channel in 2004.^[2] He then directed Le Cirque: A Table In Heaven, a documentary about restaurateur Sirio Maccioni and his family, which premiered at the 2007 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival^[3] and was later shown on HBO.^[4] His most recent film Page One: Inside the New York Times premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival and was released in theaters on June 17, 2011.^[5] He was also associate producer on the film Control Room and producer/director of the short The Sky Did Not Fall.^[6]

Films[link]

• Page One: Inside the New York Times (2011) (director, producer, cinematographer)
• Le Cirque: A Table in Heaven (2007) (director, producer, cinematographer, editor)
• Eat This New York (2004) (director, producer, cinematographer, editor)
• Control Room (2004) (associate producer)

Early life[link]

Rossi grew up in New York City and later graduated from Yale University and Harvard Law School.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Andrew Rossi at the Internet Movie Database
• Andrew Rossi at AllRovi
• Andrew Rossi profile on indieWire
• C-SPAN Q&A interview with Rossi about Page One, June 19, 2011

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