21st-century American journalists

Dianna Marie Russini is an American sports journalist who worked as a National Football League (NFL) reporter and insider.

Tony Dokoupil is an American broadcast journalist and author who has been the anchor of the CBS Evening News since January 2026. He was previously the co-host of CBS's morning program, CBS Mornings. Before joining the network in 2016, he was a news correspondent for NBC News and MS NOW and a writer at Newsweek and The Daily Beast.

American talk show host, actress, producer, and author (born 1954)

American television and radio host (1933–2021)

American writer (1925–2012)

English American author and journalist (1949–2011)

American activist and journalist (born 1934)

American journalist and author (1937–2005)

American broadcast journalist (1929–2022)

Tucker Swanson McNear Carlson is an American conservative political commentator who hosts Tucker on X and The Tucker Carlson Show since 2023. He previously hosted the nightly political talk show Tucker Carlson Tonight on Fox News from 2016 to 2023, when his contract with Fox News was terminated. A longtime advocate of U.S. president Donald Trump, Carlson has been described as a high-profile proponent of Trumpism, and an influential voice in right-wing media. In 2026, Carlson publicly withdrew his support for Trump and apologized for "misleading" people into supporting him.

Dame Anna Wintour is a British and American media executive who served as editor-in-chief of Vogue from 1988 to 2025. Currently, Wintour serves as global chief content officer and artist director at Condé Nast. Known for her trademark pageboy bob haircut and dark sunglasses, Wintour is regarded as the most powerful woman in publishing, and has become an important figure in the fashion world, serving as the lead chairperson of the annual haute couture Met Gala global fashion spectacle in Manhattan since the 1990s. Wintour is praised for her skill in identifying emerging fashion trends, but has been criticised for her reportedly aloof and demanding personality.

American investigative journalist (born 1943)

American businesswoman, writer, TV personality (born 1941)

Jennette McCurdy is an American writer and former actress. Her breakthrough role as Sam Puckett in the Nickelodeon sitcom iCarly (2007–2012) won her four Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards. She reprised the character in the iCarly spin-off series Sam & Cat (2013–2014) before leaving Nickelodeon. She also appeared in the television series Malcolm in the Middle (2003–2005), Zoey 101 (2005), Lincoln Heights (2007), True Jackson, VP (2009–2010), and Victorious (2012). She produced, wrote, and starred in her own webseries, What's Next for Sarah? (2014), and led the science-fiction series Between (2015–2016).

Indian-American journalist and author

American journalist and historian (born 1964)

American politician and commentator

American journalist and author

Greek and American businesswoman (born 1950)

Iranian-born journalist

American journalist (1957-)

American journalist, game show host and actor (1918–2012)

American psychologist & journalist

American author and journalist

American journalist (born 1967)

journalist, humorist, United States Marine (1925–2007)

American journalist, lawyer and writer (born 1967)

American journalist (born 1944)

American television journalist (born 1959)

American author, journalist and professor (born 1952)

American broadcast journalist and author (born 1940)

American politician and filmmaker (born 1987)

American investigative journalist (born 1937)

American broadcast journalist (born 1931)

Megyn Marie Kelly is an American journalist, attorney, political commentator, and media personality. She hosts The Megyn Kelly Show, a talk show and podcast that airs daily on SiriusXM's Triumph channel and has over 4 million subscribers on YouTube. Kelly previously worked at Fox News from 2004 to 2017, where she hosted programs including America Live and The Kelly File, and at NBC News from 2017 to 2018, where she anchored Megyn Kelly Today. In 2025, she launched MK Media, a podcast and video network featuring commentary and news programs from independent creators. She was named one of Time's 100 most influential people of 2014 and 2025.

American journalist

American attorney, journalist and talk show host

American journalist, presenter, producer, and author

American journalist (1941–2006)

American journalist (1963–2002)

American political commentator and writer (born 1988)

American journalist

American historian, writer, journalist and political scientist (born 1949)

American radio and television host (born 1963)

American basketball player

American political satirist and journalist (1947–2022)

American writer, journalist, and educator

American political strategist and former White House Press Secretary and Communications Director for President Donald Trump

American journalist (1950-2018)

American basketball player

American journalist

American TV news anchor

American media personality, writer and film producer (1935–2024)

Canadian-American broadcast journalist (1938–2005)

American author

American government official, journalist, writer

American writer and publisher (1969–2012)

American feminist author and journalist

American feminist and author (1935–2025)

American film critic and journalist