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Top 100 Journalists in the US

Top 100 Journalists in the US

Rank
Full Name
Influence
Influence Score indicates how influential a media contact is. Check the metrics it’s based on.
Covering topics
Language
Location
1
Stephen Smith
91 / 100
Topics
Football
Languages
English
Location
United States, Bristol
2
Bill Simmons
87 / 100
Topics
Sports
Languages
English
Location
United States
3
Julian Castro
86 / 100
Topics
Politics
Languages
English
Location
United States, New York
4
Julian Castro
86 / 100
Topics
Politics
Languages
English
Location
United States, New York
5
Andrew Sorkin
86 / 100
Topics
Finance & Banking Services, Mergers and Acquisitions
Languages
English
Location
United States, New York
6
Scott Simon
85 / 100
Topics
News
Languages
English
Location
United States, Washington
7
Todd McShay
84 / 100
Topics
Football
Languages
English
Location
United States, Bristol
8
Willie Geist
84 / 100
Topics
News
Languages
English
Location
United States, New York
9
Harvey Levin
84 / 100
Topics
Non-Editorial
Languages
English
Location
United States, Los Angeles
10
Justice Malala
83 / 100
Topics
Politics
Languages
English
Location
United States
11
Jeremy Kaplan
83 / 100
Topics
Non-Editorial
Languages
English
Location
United States
12
Steve Inskeep
83 / 100
Topics
News
Languages
English
Location
United States, Washington
13
Michael Barbaro
83 / 100
Topics
General Assignment News
Languages
English
Location
United States, New York
14
Nikki Finke
83 / 100
Topics
Entertainment
Languages
English
Location
United States, Los Angeles
15
Lester Holt
82 / 100
Topics
General Assignment News, International News
Languages
English
Location
United States
16
Ian Rapoport
81 / 100
Topics
Football
Languages
English
Location
United States, New York
17
Nina Garcia
81 / 100
Topics
Apparel
Languages
English
Location
United States, New York
18
Michael Ausiello
81 / 100
Topics
Entertainment, Media
Languages
English
Location
United States, New York
19
John Dickerson
81 / 100
Topics
Politics
Languages
English
Location
United States
20
Ben Shapiro
81 / 100
Topics
News, Politics, Political Talk
Languages
English
Location
United States
21
Ronan Farrow
81 / 100
Topics
Investigative Reporting
Languages
English
Location
United States
22
Gayle King
81 / 100
Topics
Beverages, Food
Languages
English
Location
United States, New York
23
Tim Ferriss
81 / 100
Topics
Non-Editorial
Languages
English
Location
United States, Irvine
24
Maria Bartiromo
81 / 100
Topics
Business, General Assignment News, Finance & Banking Services, News, Politics
Languages
English
Location
United States
25
Gayle King
81 / 100
Topics
House, Entertainment, Food
Languages
English
Location
United States, New York
26
Ramona Shelburne
81 / 100
Topics
Sports
Languages
English
Location
United States
27
Jeremy Kaplan
81 / 100
Topics
Non-Editorial
Languages
English
Location
United States, New York
28
Dan Wetzel
81 / 100
Topics
College Sports, Football
Languages
English
Location
United States, Los Angeles
29
Jordan Payton
81 / 100
Topics
Entertainment, Video Games
Languages
English
Location
United States
30
Mohamed El-Erian
81 / 100
Topics
Society, Finance & Banking Services
Languages
English
Location
United States
31
Mike Trudell
81 / 100
Topics
Basketball
Languages
English
Location
United States
32
Stephania Bell
81 / 100
Topics
Health & Medicine, Sports Medicine
Languages
English
Location
United States, Bristol
33
Malcolm Gladwell
81 / 100
Topics
Science, Society
Languages
English
Location
United States, New York
34
Mollie Ziegler Hemingway
81 / 100
Topics
Politics
Languages
English
Location
United States, Washington
35
Ian Bremmer
81 / 100
Topics
Foreign Affairs
Languages
English
Location
United States, New York
36
David Corn
81 / 100
Topics
Politics
Languages
English
Location
United States, San Francisco
37
Marcus Lemonis
81 / 100
Topics
Business
Languages
English
Location
United States, New York
38
Sahil Kapur
81 / 100
Topics
Politics
Languages
English
Location
United States, New York
39
Glenn Kessler
81 / 100
Topics
Politics
Languages
English
Location
United States, Washington
40
Will Sommer
81 / 100
Topics
Politics
Languages
English
Location
United States, Washington
41
Jonathan Alter
81 / 100
Topics
Editorial Page, Politics
Languages
English
Location
United States
42
Ryan McCaffrey
81 / 100
Topics
Video Games
Languages
English
Location
United States, San Francisco
43
Brian Altano
81 / 100
Topics
Video Games
Languages
English
Location
United States, San Francisco
44
Sahil Kapur
81 / 100
Topics
Politics
Languages
English
Location
United States, New York
45
Reed Alexander
81 / 100
Topics
Entertainment, Media
Languages
English
Location
United States, New York
46
Eric Karabell
81 / 100
Topics
Football
Languages
English
Location
United States, Bristol
47
Steven Goff
81 / 100
Topics
Soccer
Languages
English
Location
United States, Washington
48
Charles Robinson
81 / 100
Topics
Football, Investigative Reporting, News
Languages
English
Location
United States, Chicago
49
Christina Wilkie
81 / 100
Topics
White House, Politics
Languages
English
Location
United States, Englewood Cliffs
50
Jane Wells
81 / 100
Topics
News
Languages
English
Location
United States, Culver City
51
Charles Robinson
81 / 100
Topics
Football, Investigative Reporting, News
Languages
English
Location
United States, Chicago
52
Keith Morrison
81 / 100
Topics
Crime, Investigative Reporting
Languages
English
Location
United States, Newport Coast
53
Linda Holmes
81 / 100
Topics
Entertainment
Languages
English
Location
United States
54
Mark Schlabach
81 / 100
Topics
College Sports
Languages
English
Location
United States, Atlanta
55
Will Sommer
81 / 100
Topics
Politics
Languages
English
Location
United States
56
Jason Leopold
81 / 100
Topics
Investigative Reporting
Languages
English
Location
United States, Los Angeles
57
Spencer Ackerman
81 / 100
Topics
Politics
Languages
English
Location
United States, New York
58
Ashley Ford
81 / 100
Topics
Business, Entertainment, Technology, Politics
Languages
English
Location
United States, New York
59
Mike Foss
81 / 100
Topics
Non-Editorial
Languages
English
Location
United States, Bristol
60
Rob Demovsky
81 / 100
Topics
Football
Languages
English
Location
United States, Bristol
61
Robert Costa
80 / 100
Topics
Politics
Languages
English
Location
United States, New York
62
Andrew Kaczynski
79 / 100
Topics
Non-Editorial
Languages
English
Location
United States, New York
63
David Gura
79 / 100
Topics
Non-Editorial
Languages
English
Location
United States, New York
64
Kevin Seifert
79 / 100
Topics
Football
Languages
English
Location
United States
65
Steve Forbes
79 / 100
Topics
Business
Languages
English
Location
United States, Jersey City
66
Chris Buckley
79 / 100
Topics
China, International News, Taiwan
Languages
English
Location
United States
67
Nilay Patel
79 / 100
Topics
Technology
Languages
English
Location
United States, New York
68
Henry Blodget
79 / 100
Topics
Editorial Page, Politics
Languages
English
Location
United States, New York
69
Henry Blodget
79 / 100
Topics
Editorial Page, Politics
Languages
English
Location
United States, New York
70
Drew Magary
79 / 100
Topics
Editorial Page
Languages
English
Location
United States, San Francisco
71
Daniel Graziano
79 / 100
Topics
Football
Languages
English
Location
United States
72
Scott MacFarlane
79 / 100
Topics
Politics
Languages
English
Location
United States, New York
73
Dan Eberhart
79 / 100
Topics
Energy, Business, Environment
Languages
English
Location
United States, Jersey City
74
Jonathan Lemire
79 / 100
Topics
Politics
Languages
English
Location
United States, New York
75
Ryan Reilly
79 / 100
Topics
Politics
Languages
English
Location
United States, New York
76
Tim MacMahon
79 / 100
Topics
Basketball
Languages
English
Location
United States, Dallas
77
Tamara Keith
79 / 100
Topics
General Assignment News, Politics
Languages
English
Location
United States, Washington
78
Pete Thamel
79 / 100
Topics
College Sports
Languages
English
Location
United States, Boston
79
Alexys Fleming
79 / 100
Topics
Beauty, Construction
Languages
English
Location
United States, Dundee
80
Liam Canning
79 / 100
Topics
Sports
Languages
English
Location
United States, Jersey City
81
Rich Lowry
79 / 100
Topics
Education, Politics, Sports
Languages
English
Location
United States, New York
82
Pete Thamel
79 / 100
Topics
College Sports
Languages
English
Location
United States, Boston
83
Reed Alexander
79 / 100
Topics
Finance & Banking Services
Languages
English
Location
United States, New York
84
Tom Pelissero
76 / 100
Topics
Football
Languages
English
Location
United States, Minneapolis
85
Matthew Drudge
75 / 100
Topics
General Assignment News
Languages
English
Location
United States, Miami
86
Mina Kimes
66 / 100
Topics
Sports
Languages
English
Location
United States, Los Angeles
87
Joe Weisenthal
66 / 100
Topics
Finance & Banking Services
Languages
English
Location
United States, New York
88
Michael Barbaro
66 / 100
Topics
International News, National News
Languages
English
Location
United States, New York
89
Gene Demby
66 / 100
Topics
Entertainment, Society, Demographics
Languages
English
Location
United States, Washington
90
Chris Haynes
64 / 100
Topics
Basketball
Languages
English
Location
United States, Los Angeles
91
John Hall
64 / 100
Topics
Marketing, Business
Languages
English
Location
United States, Jersey City
92
Alexys Fleming
62 / 100
Topics
Beauty, Construction
Languages
English
Location
United States, Dundee
93
Nate Cohn
38 / 100
Topics
Demographics, Politics
Languages
English
Location
United States, New York