C. J. Chivers
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| Born | Christopher John Chivers 1964 Binghamton, N.Y. |
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| Occupation | journalist, former marine | |
| Spouse | Suzanne Keating | |
| Children | four children | |
| Ethnicity | American of Irish descent | |
| Religious belief(s) | Roman Catholic | |
| Notable credit(s) | The New York Times, Esquire, Providence Journal, Field & Stream, Salt Water Sportsman, Surfer | |
| Agent | Stuart Krichevsky Literary Agency | |
Christopher John Chivers is an American journalist who reports for The New York Times. In the summer of 2007, he was named the newspaper's Moscow bureau chief, replacing Steven Lee Myers.
A 1987 graduate of Cornell University, Chivers served in the U.S. Marine Corps infantry until 1994. He graduated from the United States Army's Ranger School, was in the first Gulf War and in peacekeeping operations during the Los Angeles riots in 1992 before being honorably discharged as a captain[1].
Following graduation from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, Chivers reported for the Providence Journal on the Providence city government from 1995[2] to 1999[3].
For the Times, Chivers covered the New York Police Department from 1999 to 2001, when he became a foreign correspondent. He has reported from Afghanistan, Israel, Iraq and all of the former Soviet nations. In Russia he has covered Chechnya and Beslan. In Uzbekistan, he covered the Andijan massacre in 2005.
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[edit] Awards
[edit] 1996
In 1996, Chivers received the Livingston Award for International Reporting for a series published in the Providence Journal-Bulletin on the collapse of commercial fishing in the North Atlantic[4]
[edit] 2002
Two of Chivers' stories from Afghanistan were cited in the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service.
[edit] 2004
With Steven Lee Myers, Chivers received a citation for best newspaper reporting from abroad from the Overseas Press Club for coverage of the 2004 Beslan school hostage crisis in the Times.
[edit] 2007
Chivers is the recipient of the 2007 Michael Kelly Award and the National Magazine Award For Reporting for his reconstruction of the 2004 Beslan school hostage crisis written for Esquire magazine[5]. He is also the 2007 winner of the Jesse Laventhol Prize for Deadline Reporting, awarded by the American Society of Newspaper Editors for his account in the Times of a Navy corpsman's efforts to save a Marine wounded by a sniper in Anbar Province, Iraq[6].
Chivers won the 2007 Golden Verb award for excellence from MediaSoyuz, a Russian journalism society, for coverage of Chechnya and an honorable mention from the Overseas Press Club for best newspaper reporting from abroad, for "Marines in Iraq."
[edit] Personal
Chivers is married and has four children. He and his family reside in Moscow.
[edit] Notes
- ^ MediaBistro.com - Spotlight: C.J. Chivers Accessed 12 April 2007.
- ^ Providence Journal-Bulletin: The Power of Words: Chris Chivers bio Accessed 12 April 2007.
- ^ Providence Newspaper Guild to Belo chief Robert Decherd from NY Times reporter Chris Chivers Accessed 12 April 2007.
- ^ The Livingston Awards Accessed 23 April 2007.
- ^ The Michael Kelly Award
- ^ ASNE recognizes excellence in writing, photography Accessed 23 April 2007.
