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American journalist and author From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Harrison Nichols (born February 3, 1959) is a liberal and progressive American journalist and author. He is the National Affairs correspondent for The Nation and associate editor of The Capital Times. Books authored or co-authored by Nichols include The Genius of Impeachment and The Death and Life of American Journalism.[2][3]
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Born | Wisconsin, United States | February 3, 1959
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Employer(s) | The Nation Magazine, The Capital Times |
Spouse | Mary Bottari |
Children | Whitman Bottari |
Awards | Clarion Award[1] |
Nichols grew up in Union Grove, Wisconsin.[4] He lives in Madison, Wisconsin with his wife Mary Bottari, who is the chief of staff for the city of Madison.[5]
Nichols holds a master's degree from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin–Parkside.[3] He used to be the national correspondent for newspapers in Toledo and Pittsburgh. He lives in Madison and works as an editor for The Capital Times.[6] Nichols is Washington correspondent for The Nation and writes "The Beat" blog for the magazine.[7] He is a regular contributor to In These Times and The Progressive. He appears in the documentary films Outfoxed, Unprecedented: The 2000 Presidential Election, Orwell Rolls in His Grave, and Call It Democracy. Nichols is co-founder, with Robert McChesney and Josh Silver, of Free Press.[2]
Nichols is a regular radio and TV guest of many liberal and progressive talk shows, including The Ed Show with Ed Schultz on MSNBC, Up with Chris Hayes on MSNBC, The Drive Home with Sly on The Big Oldies WEKZ 93.7 (Monroe, WI), Thom Hartmann, and Jon Wiener on KPFK in Los Angeles.
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