Matthew Scianitti was the Online Editor for the Winter 2011 issue of the Ryerson Review of Journalism. Not All Smurfs and Sunshine
The Brooding Moral Universe of Writer Chris Jones
Updated February 2, 2011, 12:41 p.m. Chris Jones dials a number in Scottsburg, Indiana, and Gail Bond answers with her slow Midwestern twang. “My name is Chris,” he says. “I’m a writer with Esquire and I’d like to write a story about your son’s journey home.” Gail’s voice tightens and she begins to cry. Then Chris cries, […]
12 Days of the RRJ: Day 11 – Chris Jones
Chris Jones rarely uses metaphors or allegories or any frivolous literary devices. He's fixated on details because all that matters are the words and getting them right. Matthew Scianitti goes behind the stories and speaks with Esquire’s writer-at-large in this exclusive interview. Jones talks about his dislike of Tiger Woods, his admiration of Ricky Williams and The Truth, his desire to win awards, his unforgettable profile of Roger Ebert and his hope that his stories have an emotional payoff
Look for Scianitti’s profile of Jones in the Winter 2011 issue of the Ryerson Review of Journalism, launching on December 14 at the Cadillac Lounge in Toronto.
