Chris Ayres

Profile: Full name: Chris Ayres Area of interest: US Culture, esp. Los Angeles / West Coast Journals/Organisation: The Times Email: chris.ayres@thetimes.co.uk Personal website: War reporting for cowards.com Website: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/public/profile/Chris-Ayres Blog: Representation: http://www.hodder.co.uk/authors/author.aspx?AuthorID=26541 Networks:

Biography: About: "Chris Ayres is the west coast correspondent for The Times. Ayres held the positions of media business correspondent and Wall Street correspondent, based in New York, before taking up his current position in L.A. He was an embedded reporter with the United States Marines during the 2003 Iraq War." - Hodder 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: West coast correspondent also writes/written for: Other roles/Main role: Other activities: Author Disclosures: Viewpoints/Insight: Between the Lines with Chris Ayres, by Andrea Sachs, Time Magazine, 2nd September 2005 Broadcast media: A feature film of War Reporting for Cowards is being developed, see article in Variety Video: Controversy/Criticism: Awards/Honours: Nominated for War Reporter of the Year Award, 2004 Scoops: Other:

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: Debate:

The Times: Column name: LA Notebook Remit/Info: U.S. West coast correspondent Section: Features Role: Columnist Pen-name: Email: chris.ayres@thetimes.co.uk Website: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/public/profile/Chris-Ayres Commissioning editor: Day published: Tuesday Regularity: Weekly Column format: Average length: 500 words

Articles: Revenge is best served cold – on YouTube - How a broken guitar became a smash hit - 22nd July 2009 America should keep on taking the tablets - LA Notebook: the US health system can give you quite a shock - 15th July 2009 An adult romper suit. Just what I wanted! - A troubling symptom of the Great Collective Panic Attack of 2009 - Extreme Comfort Dressing - 24th June 2009 Not all white US males are a danger - LA Notebook: American Nazis can be comically pathetic - 17th June 2009 At last, LA gets itself on the map - Most of the city's resident's have no idea where they actually live - 10th June 2009 There's one porn every minute - LA Notebook: The irresistible rise of Sasha Grey - 3rd June 2009 Will Cowell leave to enjoy his millions? - The hunt is on for a Mr Nasty replacement in American Idol - 26th May 2009 Why the Idol rich deserve our warm applause - At last, a British financial success story not based on dodgy mortgages - 20th May 2009 Barack 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 We give Tamiflu only to those it can't help - It's a brilliant strategy - provided the goal is population reduction - 5th May 2009 Why 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 Look what the credit crunch blew in - More bad news: the era of the unwanted house guest has returned - 22nd April 2009 Why 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 Can the US live in peace with its guns? - LA Notebook: Seven gunmen have killed 50 people in the past month - 8th April 2009 Chill winds take heat off global warming - LA Notebook: Climate change scepticism is going mainstream - 1st April 2009 I'm 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 Making a meal of a visit to the doctor - LA Notebook: A novel way to rate your GP using a points system - 18th March 2009 Is this really a good time for a spliff? - LA Notebook: pot and the economy; plus the advantages of jet packs - 11th March 2009 The fat of the land is back in fashion - May I personally recommend a recession-busting blowout? It's called the McGangBang - 4th March 2009 Respect 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 Arnie Schwarzenegger joins the ranks of the girlie men - After years on the brink, California is finally going out of business - 17th February 2009 Martin's rush of blood to the head - The mystery of Coldplay's publicity strategy - and of Chesley Sullenberger's regrets - 10th February 2009 That's 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 We won't get fooled again. Or will we? - Obama would be insane to let overenthusiasm create another unsustainable bubble - 21st January 2009 Kate Winslet's speech was a global disaster - The actress has badly misjudged the changing mood of America - 13th January 2009 A slow death by a guzzling TV monster - some sets are so big they could prop up the wall - 6th January 2009 Ring 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 The 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 Get ready for Rudolph the rented reindeer - How will American children cope with lease-hold toys - 16th December 2008 How I became my own worst enemy - my dreadful admission that I was a fan of a TV show universally panned - 9th December 2008 How 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 Living above the (luxury) shop - is this really the time to build apartments right on top of a shopping centre? - 25th November 2008 Be 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 That election night - it was a disaster - for the homosexual crowd, November 4 was a time of protest - 11th November 2008 Insult comics' happily accept abuse - Compared with Americans, Britons looks a bunch of prudes - 4th November 2008 Pumpkin 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 Royalty 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 Old 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 A burning issue that isn't the credit crunch - California catches fire in its annual Armageddon - 14th October 2008 There's no need for fear and loathing - the Worst that never comes; a sat-nav that I must have - 7th October 2008 What 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 Will O.J. finally be squeezed? - A black and white case in Las Vegas; the amazing appeal of Sarah Palin - 16th September 2008 Break-up of the Beetles - Mexico City ends its affair with hopelessly impractical VW taxicabs - 16th September 2008 Palin and McCain - the movie potential - Vice Presidents and Hollywood; plus another great Alaskan story - 2nd September 2008 What the Thunder says about Cruise - I almost feel sorry for the falling superstar - 19th August 2008 If 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 A guide to moving and shaking in Hollywood - Why LA, after Judge Judy's Richter-scale embarrassment, needs an earthquake etiquette guide - 8th August 2008 Slydial - I called but I don't want to speak - antisocial networking; plus a strange lack of celebrities - 5th August 2008 Will women pay for sex? - an optimistic new venture in the Nevada desert; plus the new fashion for bodyguards - 29th July 2008 archive

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