“We live in a time of short attention spans and long stories. The short attention spans are seen as inevitable, the consequence of living our lives in thrall to flickering streams of information. The long stories are the surprise, as is the persistence of the audience for them.”

American journalist

Thomas Christopher Junod is an American journalist and senior writer for ESPN.com. He has worked in magazine journalism and has received two National Magazine Awards from the American Society of Magazine Editors. Junod is known for his writing in long-form journalism and magazine features. His work has been recognized twice by his peers in the field, through the National Magazine Awards, and he remains associated with ESPN.com as a senior writer.