Chris in the media

Chris, being an attention whore of sorts, has frequently managed to find himself in the media spotlight. Television, newspapers, magazines and, of course, the internet - if Chris can find some way to earn his 15 minutes of fame, he'll do it.

Traditional Media

Richmond Times-Dispatch

Main article: IT TOOK A TALKING BEAR TO GIVE THE NAME A YOUNG BOY LOVES

In 1993, the Richmond Times-Dispatch newspaper ran an article detailing how Chris changed his name from "Christopher" to the more well-known "Christian". This is Chris's first known appearance in the media.

Sonic The Hedgehog Watch And Win Sweepstakes

Main article: Sonic the Hedgehog Watch & Win Sweepstakes

Chris's second appearance in the media was a news report in 1994 chronicling Chris's first victory, winning a contest celebrating one of the Sonic the Hedgehog cartoons.

Chris Chan in the PokéNews

Main article: Chris Chan in the PokéNews

In 1999, Chris made his third appearance in a news report on the growing success of the Pokémon Trading Card Game. He was 17 at the time, and he was playing Pokémon cards with kids as young as 8.

Nintendo Power Magazine

Main article: Nintendo Power Magazine

Twice, Chris has used the magazine Nintendo Power to get himself attention. First was a letter Chris wrote telling Nintendo how he used a video game to cure his fear of talking to girls. The second time detailed Chris's Animal Crossing video, though there he was known as Sonichu, not Chris.

WBCN Toucher and Rich

Main article: Toucher and Rich Segment

On 12 May 2009 Chris's antics became so famous that it sparked the interest of a radio (podcast) in Boston. The whole media furor was sparked by the I Got A Fish video. However, most of the show covered Chris's videos addressed to Ivy.

KROQ The Kevin and Bean Show

Main article: The Kevin and Bean Show Segment

One of Chris's Captain's Logs is dissected by the hosts Kevin and Bean. Notably, the video in question required a full two minutes dedicated to disclaimers, as well as censoring of certain unairable acts .

Internet Media

Heavy.com

Chris tops the site's list of the 20 Worst Internet Losers, posted 13 July 2010.

“	There could be no other choice to close out this list. Christian Weston Chandler, aka Chris-Chan, is like every horrible thing about the Internet made flesh. Lives with his parents, sponges off the government and uses the cash for PlayStation 3 games and sex toys, walks around the mall with his Game Boy looking for girlfriends, posts incoherent YouTube videos of himself humping an anime bodypillow and yelling “Oh, Julie,” the list will go on forever. C.W.C. is the ne plus ultra of Web losers.	”
Heavy.com, 20 Worst Internet Losers

Nicolas Cage Wants Cake

An animated version of Chris appears briefly in the animated cartoon short "Nicolas Cage Wants Cake", which is a mash up of a scene from the film The Family Man. This may be the only Youtube video he is featured in that wasn't uploaded by Chris or a troll.

Atop the Fourth Wall

Comic reviewer Linkara goes on a brief tirade in his video Top 15 Things I Will Never Review about Sonichu on the subject of webcomics at the 24 minute mark.

“	"But wait," the internet cried back, "let me tell you about the horror that is... Sonichu!" Yes people, I have heard of Sonichu. I really wish I hadn't heard of Sonichu. I would be a much happier man if I hadn't.	”
Linkara

Future media coverage

Some trolls believe that the pinnacle of white-knighting will occur once the media (i.e. FOX News) catches on to Chris' story and spins it to make him look like the innocent victim. A few arguments have been made against this scenario.

• The only stations that would benefit from airing Chris's story are those that cover Greene County (the Charlottesville TV market). Charlottesville contains two television newsrooms. The one for WVIR (that Chris has appeared on as a child and later during the McIntire Park saga), and a combined newsroom for WVAW (ABC), WCAV (CBS), and WHAU (FOX) known as the "Charlottesville Newsplex". What would usually be three or four separate outlets to get his story out is reduced to two. Meaning if both are uninterested, he's out of luck.
• It's very unlikely a station would attempt to spin Chris as a "good person" as information about why he's not is so readily available (the ED article and the CWCki are the first results when Googling his name). Not only would it show the station's shoddy reporting and ethics, it would show curious viewers his duck and masterpieces like ShecameforCWC.jpg.
• Alternatively (and unlikely), Chris could be featured as part of an investigation into people wasting welfare money.

Chris's lack of a job would also scare off the media, since no one wants to hear about how a fat, lazy slob is sitting on his ass playing the vidia all day while receiving their tax dollars.