Chris Ayres



Profile:


Full name: Chris Ayres

Area of interest: US Culture, esp. Los Angeles / West Coast

Journals: The Times

Email: [mailto:chris.ayres@thetimes.co.uk chris.ayres@thetimes.co.uk]

Website: War reporting for cowards.com

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Biography:
Education: University of Hull; City University, London

Career: Joined The Times in 1997: Media business correspondent; Wall Street correspondent, based in New York: covered 9/11 attack, was in close proximity to the twin towers as they collapsed; In 2003, became an embedded reporter with the U.S. Marines during the Iraq invasion; currently based in Los Angeles. Also writes occassional columns for The Los Angeles Times and Forbes magazine

Current position/role: LA correspondent


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Other activities: Author

Disclosures:

Viewpoints/Insight: Between the Lines with Chris Ayres, by Andrea Sachs, Time Magazine, 2nd September 2005

TV/Film/Radio: A feature film of War Reporting for Cowards is being developed, see article in Variety

Controversy/Criticism:

Awards/Honours: Nominated for War Reporter of the Year Award, 2004

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Books & Debate:

 * War reporting for cowards: Between Iraq and a hard place OCLC 253898440, 2005

Latest work: Death by Leisure: A Cautionary Tale OCLC 124963820, 2007

Speaking/Appearances:

Current debate: 

The Times: 'LA Notebook'
Column remit: U.S. West coast correspondent

Section: Features

Role: Columnist

Pen-name:

Email: [mailto:chris.ayres@thetimes.co.uk chris.ayres@thetimes.co.uk]

Website: TimesOnline / Chris Ayres

Commissioning editor:

Day published: Tuesday

Regularity: Weekly

Column format:

Average length: 500 words



Articles:

 * is best served cold – on YouTube'' - How a broken guitar became a smash hit - 22nd July 2009
 * should keep on taking the tablets'' - LA Notebook: the US health system can give you quite a shock - 15th July 2009
 * adult romper suit. Just what I wanted!'' - A troubling symptom of the Great Collective Panic Attack of 2009 - Extreme Comfort Dressing - 24th June 2009
 * all white US males are a danger'' - LA Notebook: American Nazis can be comically pathetic - 17th June 2009
 * last, LA gets itself on the map'' - Most of the city's resident's have no idea where they actually live - 10th June 2009
 * one porn every minute'' - LA Notebook: The irresistible rise of Sasha Grey - 3rd June 2009
 * Cowell leave to enjoy his millions?'' - The hunt is on for a Mr Nasty replacement in American Idol - 26th May 2009
 * the Idol rich deserve our warm applause'' - At last, a British financial success story not based on dodgy mortgages - 20th May 2009
 * Obama: the first Vulcan in the Oval Office?'' - Debate rages over whether the President is a nerd, a geek or a dweeb - 13th May 2009
 * give Tamiflu only to those it can't help'' - It's a brilliant strategy - provided the goal is population reduction - 5th May 2009
 * I'm the man in the antiseptic mask'' - LA Notebook: The story of my (not at all crowded) flight to Mexico City - 29th April 2009
 * what the credit crunch blew in'' - More bad news: the era of the unwanted house guest has returned - 22nd April 2009
 * America suddenly wants to play god'' - A new iPhone game is almost certainly a reaction to a sense of unease during these early days of the Obama Administration - 15th April 2009
 * the US live in peace with its guns?'' - LA Notebook: Seven gunmen have killed 50 people in the past month - 8th April 2009
 * winds take heat off global warming'' - LA Notebook: Climate change scepticism is going mainstream - 1st April 2009
 * a celebrity and I've a test to prove it'' - Can a personality quiz really show if you are narcissistic enough to be a star? - 25th March 2009
 * a meal of a visit to the doctor'' - LA Notebook: A novel way to rate your GP using a points system - 18th March 2009
 * this really a good time for a spliff?'' - LA Notebook: pot and the economy; plus the advantages of jet packs - 11th March 2009
 * fat of the land is back in fashion'' - May I personally recommend a recession-busting blowout? It's called the McGangBang - 4th March 2009
 * for Sir Topham Hatt? Fat chance'' - Americans believe they can become the Fat Controller, so they treat him with reverence - but for how long? - 27th February 2009
 * Schwarzenegger joins the ranks of the girlie men'' - After years on the brink, California is finally going out of business - 17th February 2009
 * rush of blood to the head'' - The mystery of Coldplay's publicity strategy - and of Chesley Sullenberger's regrets - 10th February 2009
 * Malthus turning in his grave 8 times'' - The birth of the octuplets in California gives us pause for thought on the Earth's population - 3rd February 2009
 * won't get fooled again. Or will we?'' - Obama would be insane to let overenthusiasm create another unsustainable bubble - 21st January 2009
 * Winslet's speech was a global disaster'' - The actress has badly misjudged the changing mood of America - 13th January 2009
 * slow death by a guzzling TV monster'' - some sets are so big they could prop up the wall - 6th January 2009
 * out the new and ring in the old'' - We'd be better off kissing goodbye to the previous year than welcoming the one to come - 30th December 2008
 * man who crossed America on foot'' - I have started to wonder whether post-superpower America, like post-empire Britain, will become a nation of eccentrics - 23rd December 2008
 * ready for Rudolph the rented reindeer'' - How will American children cope with lease-hold toys - 16th December 2008
 * I became my own worst enemy'' - my dreadful admission that I was a fan of a TV show universally panned - 9th December 2008
 * to beat the Black Friday blues'' - we should abstain from Christmas consumerism for the sake of our bank accounts, not to mention our souls - 2nd December 2008
 * above the (luxury) shop'' - is this really the time to build apartments right on top of a shopping centre? - 25th November 2008
 * afraid - it's the return of the DIY zombies'' - I had hoped that America would avoid repeating by far the most depressing trend of the 1970s. Alas, I was wrong - 18th November 2008
 * election night - it was a disaster'' - for the homosexual crowd, November 4 was a time of protest - 11th November 2008
 * comics' happily accept abuse'' - Compared with Americans, Britons looks a bunch of prudes - 4th November 2008
 * is more than just a big fruit'' - There is really no way to understate the enthusiasm of Americans for the orange monster - 28th October 2008
 * makes a return - 232 years late'' - The only Americans who want a monarch (but don't worry, it's not Elizabeth II) - 21st October 2008
 * dreadnought shoots, then sinks'' - The sheer nastiness of McCain’s demeanour seemed to get the better of him. While Obama went on to lighten his tone, McCain did not - 17th October 2008
 * burning issue that isn't the credit crunch'' - California catches fire in its annual Armageddon - 14th October 2008
 * no need for fear and loathing'' - the Worst that never comes; a sat-nav that I must have - 7th October 2008
 * the dickens... it's a tale of two US cities'' - Angelenos want to compete. They want to get one over their snotty Manhattan rivals - 23rd September 2008
 * O.J. finally be squeezed?'' - A black and white case in Las Vegas; the amazing appeal of Sarah Palin - 16th September 2008
 * of the Beetles'' - Mexico City ends its affair with hopelessly impractical VW taxicabs - 16th September 2008
 * and McCain - the movie potential'' - Vice Presidents and Hollywood; plus another great Alaskan story - 2nd September 2008
 * the Thunder says about Cruise'' - I almost feel sorry for the falling superstar - 19th August 2008
 * Los Alamos is secure, I'm an A-bomb'' - amazing stories are emerging about the security and safety of an atom bomb factory - 12th August 2008
 * guide to moving and shaking in Hollywood'' - Why LA, after Judge Judy's Richter-scale embarrassment, needs an earthquake etiquette guide - 8th August 2008
 * - I called but I don't want to speak'' - antisocial networking; plus a strange lack of celebrities - 5th August 2008
 * women pay for sex?'' - an optimistic new venture in the Nevada desert; plus the new fashion for bodyguards - 29th July 2008

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