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 October, 2019
1. Rachel Maddow
Bio: I see political people… (Retweets do not imply endorsement.)
Location: New York, NY USA
Followers: 9.7M
2. George Stephanopoulos
Bio: @GMA Anchor, @ThisWeekABC Anchor and Chief Anchor of @ABC
Location: New York, NY
Followers: 2.4M
3. Jake Tapper
Bio: CNN Anchor of @TheLeadCNN and @CNNSOTU and Chief Washington Correspondent; author of the NYT best-selling novel @TheHellfireClub and non fiction @TheOutpostBook
Followers: 2.1M
4. Glenn Beck
Bio: question with boldness – to find the truth – not to prove your point. reconciliation, humility, curiosity, courage, integrity, forgiveness b4 AGI eats us all.
Location: Dallas, TX. Rockies, NYC.
Followers: 1.2M
5. Fareed Zakaria
Bio: WaPo columnist. Host of CNN’s GPS: Sunday @ 10am and 1pm ET in the U.S. Subscribe to my newsletter at http://cnn.it/globalbriefing . Retweets are not endorsements.
Location: New York, NY
Followers: 935k
6. David Corn
Bio: D.C. bureau chief of Mother Jones, MSNBC analyst, & author (with @Isikoff) of the NYT No. 1 best-selling book RUSSIAN ROULETTE.
Location: Washington, DC
Followers: 762k
7. Dave Weigel
Bio: Covering politics for @washingtonpost. daveweigel@gmail.com, 202-334-7387. @CWAUnion member. Buy my book: http://tinyurl.com/h7wyg2c (Avatar by @damnyouregis)
Location: Washington, DC
Followers: 482k
8. Mike Allen
Bio: co-founder of Axios, the next great media company; co-founder of Politico
Location: Arlington, Va.
Followers: 407k
Followers: 325k
10. Ben smith
Bio: BuzzFeed Editor-in-Chief. Beats working for a living. Email or gchat ben@buzzfeed.com.
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Followers: 300k
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