This is a list of notable Jewish-American journalists. For other Jewish Americans, see Lists of Jewish Americans.
A–C
Jill Abramson (born 1954), journalist and former executive editor of The New York Times Renata Adler (born 1937), former staff writer for The New Yorker and film critic for The New York Times Martin Agronsky (1915–1999), reporter and host of Agronsky & Company"Interview With Pearl Paterson Thompson " interviewed by Greg Kupsky, from Rutgers Oral History Archives: "GK: Did you ever see any examples of anti-Semitism at Rutgers? PT: [....]There was someone else I knew who changed his name, and there was a very famous columnist, Martin Agronsky [Rutgers College, 1936], who is listed in the Rutgers yearbook as Martin Agrons, but later, a few years afterwards when he became famous, he decided to live up to his name. So, I had and still have some very good Jewish friends." Peter Alexander (born 1976), journalist Jonathan Alter (born 1957), columnist and senior editor for Newsweek David A. Andelman (born 1944), journalist Anne Applebaum (born 1964), journalist Martin Baron (born 1954), former editor of The Washington Post and The Boston Globe Dana Bash (born 1971), political correspondent at CNN Emily Bazelon (born 1971) Peter Beinart (born 1971), columnist, journalist, and political commentator John Berman (born 1972), anchor at CNN"John Berman solves family mystery in Amsterdam", CNN. Retrieved January 9, 2017 Bonnie Bernstein (born 1970), sports journalist Carl Bernstein (born 1944), former investigative reporter for The Washington Post; known for his reporting on the Watergate scandal with Bob Woodward "the Jewish reporter Carl Bernstein, who busted Nixon, in All the President's Men..." Nadia Bilchik (born 1964), anchor at CNN Wolf Blitzer (born 1948), journalist and anchor at CNNNew York. February 11, 1991. Page 36. Kate Bolduan (born 1983), journalist at CNN Max Boot (born 1969), columnist, journalist, and political commentator Gloria Borger (born 1952), journalist at CNN Nellie Bowles, journalist at Vice News, The Guardian, The New York Times David S. Broder (1929–2011), Pulitzer Prize–winning columnist for The Washington Post David Brooks (born 1961), columnist, The New York Times Michael Brooks (1983–2020), co-host of The Majority Report with Sam Seder and host of The Michael Brooks Show Ron Brownstein (born 1958), senior political analyst at CNN Samuel Burke (born 1985/1986), former anchor at CNN International and CNN en Español Irin Carmon (born 1983/1984), senior correspondent at New York Jonathan Chait, writer for New York magazine, former senior editor at The New Republic and former assistant editor of The American Prospect Juju Chang (born 1965), journalist at ABC News, anchor of Nightline Mona Charen (born 1957), journalist David Chalian (born 1973), journalist and political director at CNN Jean Chatzky (born 1964), journalist and personal-finance columnist; financial editor of NBC's Today show Sarah Chayes (born 1962), former reporter for National Public Radio Allan Chernoff, former senior correspondent at CNN Benyamin Cohen (born 1975), founder of Jewsweek and American Jewish Life Magazine Dan Cohen (born 1984 or 1985), journalist and contributor for Al Jazeera English, Alternet, Electronic Intifada, The Grayzone, Middle East Eye, Mondoweiss, The Nation, Vice News, MintPress News Elizabeth Cohen, journalist and senior medical correspondent at CNN David Corn (born 1959), Washington, D.C. bureau chief for Mother Jones Howard Cosell (1918–1995), sports journalist, author, and lawyer; known for his tenure on ABC's Monday Night Football Katie Couric (born 1957), journalist; serves as Yahoo! Global News Anchor; has worked with all Big Three television networks in the United States, and in her early career was an assignment editor at CNN
D–G
Benjamin De Casseres (1873–1945), early 20th-century journalist, critic and individualist anarchist Daniel Dale (born 1985), CNN Morton Dean (born 1935), CBS News reporter Tony Dokoupil (born 1980), CBS News Matt Drudge (born 1966), founder of the Drudge Report Harry Enten (born 1988), senior political writer and analyst for FiveThirtyEight, senior writer and analyst for CNN Politics Preston Fassel, entertainment journalist and former staff writer for Fangoria magazine Danny Fenster (born 1984), managing editor of Frontier Myanmar Giselle Fernández (born 1961), host of Access Hollywood ""She's an informed anchor, and totally unafraid to be Jewish on the air," Brandwynne said. "There was a time when it wasn't such a hot idea to admit that you were Jewish. We've come to another place." "I love our history, our perseverance, our individuality and devotion to family," Fernandez said. "I'm very proud of the Jewish people and [their] contributions to society and world culture."" Franklin Foer (born 1974), staff writer at The Atlantic and former editor of The New Republic David Folkenflik (born 1969), media correspondent for National Public Radio Max Frankel (born 1930), executive editor of The New York Times Thomas Friedman (born 1953), columnist, The New York Times "This, combined with the fact that Friedman is Jewish, makes all the more..." Jamie Gangel (born 1955), CNN, NBC News Bob Garfield, NPR and ABC News journalist, columnist, and author Evan Gershkovich (born 1991), Wall Street Journal journalist who was arrested and falsely accused of spying in Russia Masha Gessen (born 1967), staff writer for The New Yorker Brooke Gladstone (born 1955), Peabody Award-winning NPR journalist and author Susan Glasser (born 1969), staff writer at The New Yorker Hadas Gold (born 1988), CNN Bernard Goldberg (born 1945), CBS News reporter Jeffrey Goldberg (born 1965), journalist, staff writer for The New Yorker and author of the book PrisonersJeffrey Goldberg — "Goldberg recently won the Anti-Defamation League's Daniel Pearl Award and goes so far as to suggest that being Jewish has benefited him in his dealings with terrorists. "I've always found it to my advantage. I use my Jewishness as a tool."" Jonah Goldberg (born 1969), columnist, commentator and Senior Editor of National ReviewGoldberg, Jonah (December 23, 2004). "Politicizing Christmas", National Review Online. Retrieved July 8, 2017. Michelle Goldberg (born 1975) Julianna Goldman (born 1981), CBS News correspondent based in Washington, D.C. Bianna Golodryga (born 1978), journalist at CNN Amy Goodman (born 1957), Democracy Now! Peter Greenberg (born 1950), CBS News Travel Editor Linda Greenhouse (born 1947), Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for The New York Times Glenn Greenwald (born 1967) journalist, cofounder of The Intercept David Gregory (born 1970), CNN and MSNBC Edwin O. Guthman (1919–2008), Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for The Seattle Times
H–M
Clyde Haberman (born 1945) Maggie Haberman (born 1973), White House correspondent for The New York Times, political analyst for CNN, previously political reporter for the New York Post, New York Daily News, and Politico David Halberstam (1934–2007), Vietnam War correspondent "Unlike most Jewish youngsters of their era, they led rootless lives..." Mark Halperin (born 1965), Newsmax TV, ABC News, MSNBC David Harsanyi (born 1970/1971), National Review editor Seymour Hersh (born 1937), investigative journalist, uncovered the 1968 My Lai massacre ""You're Jewish, aren't you, Seymour?" In all our previous conversations..." Mickey Herskowitz (born 1933), sportswriter and columnist for the Houston Post and the Houston Chronicle Christopher Hitchens (1949–2011), literary critic and political activist"Look Who's Talking". The Observer. April 14, 2002.Hitch-22, page 352. Elie Honig (born 1977), senior legal analyst for CNN Stella Inger (born 1982), journalist, CBS News, ABC News Sarah Isgur, (born 1982) The Dispatch Michael Isikoff (born 1952), investigative journalist Julia Ioffe (born 1982), journalist for GQ Jeff Jacoby (1959-), columnist for The Boston Globe Rebecca Jarvis (born 1981), chief business, economics, and technology correspondent for ABC News Eliana Johnson (born 1984), Washington editor for the National Review Molly Jong-Fast (born 1978) Ben Joravsky (born 1955), newspaper columnist, non-fiction book writer Joseph Kahn (born 1964), executive editor of The New York Times Jodi Kantor (born 1975), The New York Times Tamara Keith (born 1979), NPR James Kirchick (born 1983), The New Republic, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, The New York Sun, the New York Daily News, and The Hill John King (born 1963), CNN Larry King (1933–2021), RT America and CNN host Ezra Klein (born 1984), journalist, blogger, political commentator; co-founder and editor-at-large of Vox Joe Klein (born 1946), columnist for Time magazine Rick Klein (born 1976/1977), political director for ABC News Beth Kobliner (born 1965), personal-finance commentator and journalist Charles Krauthammer (1950–2018), columnist and commentator for Fox News and The Washington Post"Charles Krauthammer" . Harry Walker Agency bio (harrywalker.com). Retrieved July 8, 2017. Howard Kurtz (1953), host of Media Buzz on Fox News, former media writer for The Washington Post, and former Washington bureau chief for The Daily Beast Mark Leibovich (born 1965), staff writer for The Atlantic Cynthia Leive (born 1967), Glamour Joe Lelyveld (1937–2024), executive editor of The New York Times Carl Leubsdorf (born 1938), columnist for The Dallas Morning News Mark Levin (born 1957), lawyer, author, and radio personalityTopaz, Jonathan (July 16, 2014). "Levin: Stewart Not Funny on Israel". Politico. Eric Lichtblau (born 1965), The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Time magazine, The New Yorker, and CNN Franz Lidz (born 1951), Sports Illustrated, Smithsonian Jon Lovett (born 1982), Crooked Media Dave Marash (born 1942), former Washington-based anchor for Al Jazeera English "As a Jew, I have always wished for and worked toward peace and civility in the Palestinian territories and Israel." Ruth Marcus (born 1958), journalistJewish Women International: "Ruth Marcus – Writing Columns About the Personal and the Political" by Susan Josephs archived by the Wayback Machine on December 5, 2013 "Raised in Philadelphia and Livingston, N.J., Marcus grew up in a traditional, kosher Jewish home with parents who strongly valued higher education" Ari Melber (born 1980), chief legal correspondent for MSNBC and host of The Beat with Ari Melber Suzy Menkes (born 1943), fashion journalist Dana Milbank (born 1968), The Washington Post Ira Victor Morris (1903–1972)
N–R
Edwin Newman (1919–2010), NBC News journalist, Broadway theatre critic, non-fiction book writer David Pakman (born 1984), political pundit and academic; host of the syndicated political program The David Pakman Show Pamela Paul (born 1970/1971), editor of The New York Times Book Review Daniel Pearl (1963–2002), murdered foreign correspondent, The Wall Street Journal "Friends, Family Remember Slain Jewish Journalist Daniel Pearl..." John Podhoretz (born 1961), writer, editor of Commentary, columnist for the New York Post, author of several books on politics Abigail Pogrebin (born 1965), journalist for Tablet Letty Cottin Pogrebin (born 1939), founding editor of Ms. Lynn Povich (born 1943), journalist and senior editor for Newsweek Shirley Povich (1905–1998), sports columnist and reporter for The Washington Post