Nicoletta Pittner was an API research assistant intern in 2013. She is pursuing a masters in communication studies at Johannes Gutenberg-University of Mainz, Germany, and came to the U.S. through the Washington Journalism Semester at American University. Her background and interests are in media analysis and research.
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