Nisha Chittal
Washington
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District of Columbia
New Media Strategies
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Politicoholic

Nisha Chittal is a political blogger and Online Analyst at New Media Strategies in Washington, DC. She recently graduated from the University of Illinois with a degree in political science and has a strong interest in politics and online media.

She first got her start in online media in 2006, writing political columns for a popular website for college women. She currently serves as Associate Editor of CitizenJanePolitics.com, where she reported on the 2008 presidential elections, and is a contributing blogger on women’s issues for AOL's Lemondrop.com. She also writes about politics, new media, women’s issues, and Middle Eastern politics on her personal blog, Politicoholic.

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How to Make Brazen Careerist Work for You | July 1, 2009
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How to Make Brazen Careerist Work for You 6 comments | July 1, 2009
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Personal Democracy Forum 2009 0 comments | June 24, 2009
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CONTEST: An All-Out Bash Hosted by Brazen | June 22, 2009
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New Lemondrop post on the Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act 0 comments | June 20, 2009
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Is America shifting on Israel, or is the media shifting on Israel? 0 comments | June 16, 2009
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The New, New Journalism: Andrew Sullivan on Iran 1 comment | June 15, 2009
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A revolution in Iran, where Twitter plays a part 0 comments | June 14, 2009
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Assumptions Are Dangerous And Why I Dislike Wedding DJs | June 12, 2009
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The Wrath Of Unpaid Interns | June 11, 2009
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Where’s The Line? Professional Gets Personal For Women | June 5, 2009
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Weekly Standard Still Trying To Convince Us Obama Is Arab 2 comments | June 4, 2009
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Meet Adriel Hampton: A Social Media Candidate for Congress 0 comments | June 2, 2009
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Sonia Sotomayor’s nomination brings out subtle racism everywhere 0 comments | May 26, 2009
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My new job, new city, and a new gig 0 comments | May 24, 2009
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Shame On Your Silver Spoon | May 19, 2009
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Posted 0 comments | May 18, 2009
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Micah Sifry on Tech, Politics, and Old & New Media at POLC 09 0 comments | May 11, 2009
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The New College Divide | May 6, 2009
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The Mainstream Media Ignored Delara Darabi. New media Didn’t. | May 4, 2009
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The Mainstream Media Ignored Delara Darabi. New media Didn’t. 6 comments | May 4, 2009
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Cool Jobs Don't Need Traditional Job References, They Need Cultural Ones | April 30, 2009
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Why Congress NEEDS To Be Tweeting 2 comments | April 30, 2009
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Quick Hit: Who CARES if Susan Boyle gets a makeover or not? 0 comments | April 24, 2009
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Un-conferences Are The Future 0 comments | April 20, 2009

Interests

politics, people, media, news, blogs, writing, social media, international travel, Anderson Cooper!, journalism

Goals

  1. Work abroad
  2. Master Arabic
  3. Write about politics for a major publication
  4. Travel to all 7 continents (only 2 more left!)

Favorite Quote

"First they ignore you; then they laugh at you; then they fight you; then you win." --Gandhi

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