C. J. Chivers

C.J. Chivers
Born
Christopher John Chivers

1964 (age 59–60)
Alma materCornell University, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Occupation(s)Journalist, Marine
AgentStuart 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
SpouseSuzanne Keating
Childrenfive
Military career
Allegiance United States
Service/branch United States Marine Corps
Years of service1988-1994
Rank Captain
UnitUSS Kitty Hawk (CV-63)
Battles/warsGulf War
1992 Los Angeles riots
Websitecjchivers.com

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.

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]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference esquire20150914 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Fry, Donald (February 10, 2016). "From Esquire Classic: Mark Warren on "The End of War" for C.J. Chivers". Nieman Foundation for Journalism. Retrieved May 5, 2018. C. J. Chivers, widely regarded as a superman of war coverage, covered conflicts for The New York Times and Esquire for 14 years.
  3. ^ Exum, Andrew (Autumn 2010). "Armed for a Fight". The Wilson Quarterly. Retrieved May 4, 2018. He is justly lauded as one of the finest war correspondents of his generation...
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