Occupation JournalistWriter Organizations founded Free Press Spouse Mary Bottari | Name John Nichols | |
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Full Name John Harrison Nichols Born February 3, 1959 (age 65) ( 1959-02-03 ) Wisconsin Awards Association for Women in Communications Books Dick: The Man Who Is President, Jews for Buchanan Similar People Robert W McChesney, Josh Silver, Dick Cheney, Vernon Reid |
The death and life of journalism john nichols
John Harrison Nichols (born February 3, 1959) is a liberal / progressive American journalist and author. He is Washington 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.
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- The death and life of journalism john nichols
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- Personal life
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Brainwash journalism in crisis john nichols madison
Personal life

Nichols grew up in Union Grove, Wisconsin. He lives in Madison, Wisconsin with his wife Mary Bottari, who is the deputy director of the Center for Media and Democracy.
Journalism

Nichols holds a master's degree from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin–Parkside. 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. Nichols is Washington correspondent for The Nation and writes "The Beat" blog for the magazine. 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 Bob McChesney and Josh Silver, of Free Press.

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.