C. J. Chivers
Christopher John Chivers (born 1964) is an American journalist and author best known for his work with The New York Times and Esquire magazine. 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 59–60) |
| 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.