10 most influential journalists on Twitter

Each week, we rank the top 10 most influential journalists on Twitter. This is not a list of the most active or the most followed journalists. This is a list of the most influential ones. While our rankings take into account a journalist's total number of followers and total number of tweets, the most important factor is the daily average of the number of times a journalist's tweets have been re-tweeted by other Twitter users.


Top 10 Most Influential Journalists on Twitter for the week of 8/28/09

1. Larry King (broadcast journalist with CNN)
Last Week: 1, Peak: 1, Weeks on Chart: 2

2. Bill Simmons (electronic journalist with ESPN)
Last Week: 9, Peak: 2, Weeks on Chart: 2

3. George Stephanopoulos (broadcast journalist with ABC)
Last Week: 3, Peak: 2, Weeks on Chart: 3

4. Ana Marie Cox (broadcast journalist with Air America radio)
Last Week: 4, Peak: 3, Weeks on Chart: 3

5. Rachel Maddow (broadcast journalist with MSNBC)
Last Week: 2, Peak: 2, Weeks on Chart: 2

6. John Dickerson (electronic journalist with Slate)
Last Week: 6, Peak: 5, Weeks on Chart: 3

7. David Gregory (broadcast journalist with NBC)
Last Week: 5, Peak: 4, Weeks on Chart: 3

8. David Pogue (print journalist with The New York Times)
Last Week: -, Peak: 8, Weeks on Chart: 1

9. Jack Gray (broadcast journalist with CNN)
Last Week: 10, Peak: 8, Weeks on Chart: 3

10. Scott Simon (broadcast journalist with National Public Radio)
Last Week: 8, Peak: 7, Weeks on Chart: 3


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