Top 10 U.S Journalists in Politics
Using our extensive media database, we compiled a list of the top 10 United States journalists in the Politics space. Our solution makes it easy to find — and connect with — the influencers that matter to you.
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*Data as of July, 2022

1. Rachel Maddow
Bio: I see political people… (Retweets do not imply endorsement.)
Location: New York, NY USA
Followers: 10.5M

2. Anderson Cooper
Bio: CNN/ 60Minutes. New book VANDERBILT: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty is out Sept 21st. To pre-order click link.
Location: New York
Followers: 10M

3. Jake Tapper
Bio: Dad; husband; anchor of @TheLeadCNN and @CNNSOTU; author of @TheOutpostbook, @TheHellfireClub, and The @Devil_May_Dance: bit.ly/DevilMayDance
Location: Corner Grey St & end of world
Followers: 3.3M

4. George Stephanopoulos
Bio: @GMA Anchor, @ThisWeekABC Anchor and Chief Anchor of @ABC
Location: New York, NY
Followers: 2.4M

5. Glenn Beck
Bio: Journalism is printing something that someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations.
Location: Dallas, TX. Rockies, NYC.
Followers: 1.2M

Followers: 1M

Followers: 940k

8. Dave Weigel
Bio: Covering politics for @washingtonpost. daveweigel@gmail.com, 202-334-7387. @CWAUnion member. Buy my book: tinyurl.com/h7wyg2c (Avatar by @damnyouregis)
Location: Washington, DC
Followers: 599k

9. Mike Allen
Bio: co-founder of Axios, the next great media company; co-founder of Politico
Location: Arlington, Va.
Followers: 405k

10. Briahna Joy Gray
Bio: Former National Press Secretary for #BernieSanders2020. Co-host @BadFaithPod, Contributing Editor @curaffairs. Former Senior Politics Editor @theintercept
Location: Manhattan, NY
Followers: 350k
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