“The New York Times sent out an alert; NPR did the same. His death trended on Twitter.”

In an era where the breaking news media apparatus is a formidable well-oiled machine, what happens when the subject of all those instant notifications, alerts and tweets is the most tragic and personal thing to ever happen to you?

That’s the terrifying reality that Erin Lee Carr (yep, daughter of **the** David Carr) reveals in this excerpt from her memo…