Chris Nolan
Editor and Founder, Spot-On.com
Blog: Politics from Left to Right
Politics From Left To Right founder Chris Nolan’s work is well known to tech-savvy and politically astute readers. Nolan’s weekly syndicated column, "Talk is Cheap" appeared in The New York Post, Upside and Wired.com beginning in 1999. Debuting in 1997 at the beginnings of the Internet stock boom, the column covered a wide variety of topics and was well regarded for its humor, insight and news value.
She has consistently led her peers in breaking important stories. Her reporting on Silicon Valley banker Frank Quattrone led to Quattrone’s conviction on obstruction of justice charges. Nolan’s work has appeared in The Washington Post, The New Republic, Fortune, Business 2.0 and Conde Nast Traveler. She has spoken frequently on the impact of stand alone journalism – a phrase she has coined to describe the work that experienced and professional journalist are doing on the web -- on politics and journalism.
In addition to Politics From Left to Right, Nolan writes a political column for eWeek.com, the popular tech site, and is a contributing editor for the Personal Democracy Forum, a site examining technology's effect on politics.
Before moving to San Francisco, Nolan, who has more than 20 years of reporting experience, lived in Washington, D.C., and covered Congress and the FCC for a series of television industry trade magazines.
She hold a B.A. degree from Barnard College, Columbia University.
