Nancy Scola
Veteran Tech Journalist
Nancy Scola is a senior technology reporter for POLITICO Pro.
For more than a decade, Scola has covered the intersections of technology, politics, and public policy for a wide variety of outlets. She has served as a tech policy reporter for the Washington Post, a contributing writer at Next City, and a tech and politics correspondent for the Atlantic. As a freelance writer, she has contributed to the Atlantic, Washingtonian, Reuters, and many other publications.
Scola grew up in northern New Jersey and is a graduate of both the George Washington University and Boston University, with degrees in anthropology from each. She lives in Capitol Hill.
Recent Publications
Creative Discussion Podcast: Debate With Joel Thayer, Would AICOA Help or Hurt Innovation and Consumer Choice?
This episode of the Creative Discussion podcast features a recent debate between ITIF's Joseph V. Coniglio and Joel Thayer of the Digital Progress Institute on the question of whether the American Innovation and Choice Online Act (AICOA) would help or hurt innovation and consumer choice. The debate was moderated by veteran tech journalist Nancy Scola and is re-aired here with no substantive edits.
Recent Events and Presentations
Would AICOA Help or Hurt Innovation and Consumer Choice?
Watch now for a debate on the resolution: “AICOA undermines American innovation and choice.” Joseph Coniglio, Senior Counsel and Director of the Schumpeter Project on Competition Policy at ITIF, argued in favor of the resolution, while Joel Thayer, President of the Digital Progress Institute, argued against it.
