C. J. Chivers
American journalist and author (born 1964) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Christopher John Chivers (born 1964) is an American journalist and author best known for his work with The New York Times and Esquire magazine.[1][2] He is currently assigned to The New York Times Magazine and the newspaper's Investigations Desk as a long-form writer and investigative reporter. In the summer of 2007, he was named the newspaper's Moscow bureau chief, replacing Steven Lee Myers.
C.J. Chivers | |
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Born | Christopher John Chivers 1964 (age 59ā60) |
Alma mater | Cornell University, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism |
Occupation(s) | Journalist, Marine |
Agent | Stuart Krichevsky Literary Agency |
Notable credit(s) | The New York Times, Esquire, Foreign Affairs, Wired, Providence Journal, Field & Stream, Salt Water Sportsman, Surfer 2007 Michael Kelly Award winner |
Spouse | Suzanne Keating |
Children | five |
Military career | |
Allegiance | United States |
Service/ | United States Marine Corps |
Years of service | 1988-1994 |
Rank | Captain |
Unit | USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) |
Battles/wars | Gulf War 1992 Los Angeles riots |
Website | cjchivers |
Along with several reporters and photographers based in Pakistan and Afghanistan, he contributed to a New York Times staff entry that received the Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting in 2009. He received the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing in 2017. His book, The Gun, a work of history published under the Simon & Schuster imprint, was released in October 2010. Chivers is considered one of the most important war correspondents of his generation, noted for his expertise on weapons.[1][2][3][4]