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2,767 culture and arts journalists (September 2026)

2,767 journalists on file carry culture and arts in their job title or profile headline, across 1,185 outlets. That is 2.2% of the 127,602 journalists on file.

Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026

Updated 2026-09-15

2,767 Titled culture and arts journalists
1,185 Outlets they sit at
13.1% Held by the top 10 outlets

The ten outlets with the most titled culture and arts journalists hold 13.1% of the 2,767 on file. Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026.

The ten outlets with the most titled culture and arts journalists on fileThe New York Times78BBC68Publishers Weekly67The Guardian27The Wall Street Journal (Dow Jones)24Opera22South China Morning Post21ABC News (Australia)20The Globe and Mail18Washington Square News17
The ten outlets with the most titled culture and arts journalists on file

Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026

Outlets

OutletCountryTypeTitled culture and artsShare of beatAll journalists on file
The New York Times United States Newspapers 78 2.8% 2,168
BBC United Kingdom Broadcasters 68 2.5% 3,935
Publishers Weekly United States Magazines 67 2.4% 124
The Guardian United Kingdom Newspapers 27 1.0% 718
The Wall Street Journal (Dow Jones) United States Newspapers 24 0.9% 1,535
Opera United States Newspapers 22 0.8% 43
South China Morning Post China Newspapers 21 0.8% 328
ABC News (Australia) Australia Broadcasters 20 0.7% 1,194
The Globe and Mail Canada Newspapers 18 0.7% 347
Washington Square News United States Newspapers 17 0.6% 76
The Times United Kingdom Newspapers 17 0.6% 504
Financial Times United Kingdom Newspapers 17 0.6% 595
The Michigan Daily United States Newspapers 16 0.6% 124
The Harvard Crimson United States Newspapers 16 0.6% 157
Booklist United States Magazines 16 0.6% 28
The Daily Texan United States Newspapers 15 0.5% 125
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom Newspapers 14 0.5% 86
Bloomberg United States Online outlets 13 0.5% 1,785
The Telegraph United Kingdom Newspapers 13 0.5% 457
The Daily Iowan United States Newspapers 12 0.4% 79

Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026.

Countries

CountryTitled culture and artsShare of beat
United States 1,788 64.6%
United Kingdom 325 11.7%
Canada 80 2.9%
Australia 67 2.4%
India 64 2.3%
Germany 31 1.1%
France 29 1.0%
Nigeria 20 0.7%
Hong Kong 18 0.7%
Spain 16 0.6%
Netherlands 16 0.6%

Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026.

Journalists listed (100 of 2,767)

Rows whose job title names culture and arts come first, then rows matched on the profile headline. Inside each group, biggest newsroom first, then seniority. A row is listed only when the name, the job title, the outlet and the country are all present.

NameTitleOutletCountry
Susan Roberts BBC Audio North Head of Culture Arts and Music Exec Editor Radio Drama BBC United Kingdom
Emma Harding Executive Editor, Drama, Arts & Classical Music, BBC Audio Wales & the West of England BBC United Kingdom
Amanda Goodman Assistant Commissioning Editor, BBC Arts and Classical Music BBC United Kingdom
Hazel Brown Deputy Art Editor BBC United Kingdom
Matt Fincham Editorial Lead, Radio 1 Music Team, Radio 1 Dance and Radio 1 Anthems BBC United Kingdom
Brenda Emmanus Arts, Culture and Entertainment Correspondent BBC United Kingdom
Chris Gibson Editor, Culture, Society (Home Affairs) and Royals BBC United Kingdom
Claire Pring Writer and Presenter of Step by Step Dance Education Resource BBC United Kingdom
Fiona Couper Radio 4 Arts Editor BBC United Kingdom
Gary Raymond Presenter BBC Radio Wales Arts Show BBC United Kingdom
Josie Barnard Pfhea Journalist, Broadcast and Print, Including for BBC Radio 4, Guardian, Times Literary Supplement BBC United Kingdom
Lorna Prichard Culture Correspondent BBC United Kingdom
Mark Bell Commissioning Editor, Arts BBC United Kingdom
Matthew Hemley Contributor, Theatre Correspondent, Radio 4, Front Row BBC United Kingdom
Michael McKenzie Journalist, Arts & Entertainment BBC London TV News BBC United Kingdom
Mugabi Turya Series Editor - this Cultural Life TV BBC United Kingdom
Rebecca Laurence Culture Editor, BBC BBC United Kingdom
Rebecca Thomas Arts and Entertainment News Planning Editor BBC United Kingdom
Stephen James-Yeoman Commissioning Editor, BBC Arts & Classical Music TV BBC United Kingdom
Tim Prosser Content Editor, Radio 4 Arts BBC United Kingdom
Alastair MacAulay Chief Dance Critic The New York Times United States
Anthony Tommasini Chief Classical Music Critic The New York Times United States
Alex Ward Editorial Director, Book Development The New York Times United States
James Surdam Art Director, Reporter Video The New York Times United States
Kate Larue Senior Digital Art Director and Editor, the New York Times Magazine The New York Times United States
Leah Frances Contributing Photo Editor and Art Director The New York Times United States
Alicia Desantis Deputy Editor, Culture The New York Times United States
David Malitz Deputy Editor, Culture The New York Times United States
Elena Bergeron Assistant Editor, Pop Culture The New York Times United States
David Renard Senior Editor, Planning - Culture The New York Times United States
Gabriella Bulgarelli Senior Producer, Reporter Video (Culture & Lifestyle) The New York Times United States
Jennifer Harlan Senior Staff Editor, Books The New York Times United States
Joumana Khatib Senior Staff Editor, Books The New York Times United States
Lauren Christensen Senior Staff Editor, Books Desk The New York Times United States
Leah Greenblatt Senior Staff Editor, Culture The New York Times United States
Lorne Manly Senior Editor, Special Projects Culture The New York Times United States
Tess Felder Senior Staff Editor, Culture The New York Times United Kingdom
Vivian Toy Senior Editor, Newsroom Culture and Careers The New York Times United States
Campbell Biemiller Staff Editor of Art and Print The New York Times United States
Zachary Small Staff Reporter, Culture The New York Times United States
Alex Marshall Culture Reporter (Europe) The New York Times United Kingdom
Alexis Soloski Theater Critic and Culture Reporter The New York Times United States
Andrew Lavallee Arts & Leisure Editor The New York Times United States
Barbara Pollack Art Journalist The New York Times United States
Barbara Shulgasser-Parker Book Reviewer The New York Times United States
Claudine Ko Culture Editor, t Brand Studio The New York Times United States
Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim Contributing Classical Music Critic The New York Times United States
David Allen Classical Music Critic The New York Times United States
Emma Lumeij Audience Editor, Culture & Lifestyle The New York Times United States
Emmanuel Morgan Culture Reporter The New York Times United States
Gilbert Cruz Editor, the New York Times Book Review The New York Times United States
Ginanne Brownell Arts, Culture, Education and Travel Journalist The New York Times United Kingdom
Holland Cotter Art Critic The New York Times United States
Jennifer Krauss Children\'s Books Editor The New York Times United States
Jennifer Schuessler Culture Reporter The New York Times United States
John Maher News Editor, Books The New York Times United States
Margot Harrison Book Reviewer The New York Times United States
Matthew Anderson European Culture Editor The New York Times Germany
Michael King Music and Culture Editor The New York Times United States
Milena Lazazzera Martins Alexandre Contributing Editor - Jewellery, Watches, Art The New York Times United Kingdom
Nicole Herrington Theater Editor The New York Times United States
Petros Errikos Eric Vasileiadis Cultural Contributor & White Knight Correspondent The New York Times Greece
S. Thielman Books Columnist Graphic Novels The New York Times United States
Stronzo Protzig Arts and Cultural Critic The New York Times United States
Brendan Francis Newnam Editorial Director, Ideas & Culture Bloomberg United States
Arvelisse Bonilla Ramos Ideas & Culture Reporter Bloomberg United States
Kayleen Schaefer Bureau Chief, Arts & Entertainment The Wall Street Journal (Dow Jones) United States
Elena Scotti Lead Photo Editor Illustrator Art Director The Wall Street Journal (Dow Jones) United States
Kate Lavoie Art Director Graphics Editor The Wall Street Journal (Dow Jones) United States
Angelina Torre Assistant Books Editor The Wall Street Journal (Dow Jones) United States
Benjamin Shull Assistant Books Editor The Wall Street Journal (Dow Jones) United States
William Tipper Associate Editor, Books The Wall Street Journal (Dow Jones) United States
Zach Barnes Assistant Editor, Arts in Review The Wall Street Journal (Dow Jones) United States
Adrian Ho Senior Books Editor The Wall Street Journal (Dow Jones) United States
Alexandra Citrin-Safadi Art and Photo Editor The Wall Street Journal (Dow Jones) United States
Ellen Gamerman Arts and Culture Reporter The Wall Street Journal (Dow Jones) United States
Imedajinsokt Imedajinsokt Art Critic The Wall Street Journal (Dow Jones) United States
John Krich Feature Writer, Food Columnist, Reporter on Arts, Sports, Etc Weekend Section The Wall Street Journal (Dow Jones) Portugal
Lance Esplund Art Critic The Wall Street Journal (Dow Jones) United States
Larry Blumenfeld Culture Reporter, Music Critic The Wall Street Journal (Dow Jones) United States
Og Mankind Book Reviewer The Wall Street Journal (Dow Jones) Nigeria
Stefanie Cohen Arts and Entertainment Reporter, Wall Street Journal The Wall Street Journal (Dow Jones) United States
James Carr Senior Offline Editor - the Art of ABC News (Australia) Australia
Anne Maria Nicholson Arts Journalist ABC News (Australia) Australia
Bhakthi Puvanenthiran Arts, Culture and Entertainment Editor ABC News (Australia) Australia
Christine Flatley Digital Arts Editor ABC News (Australia) Australia
Hannah Story Arts Reporter ABC News (Australia) Australia
Kalita Corrigan Commissioning Editor, Factual & Culture at Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) ABC News (Australia) Australia
Sarah Mayor Cox ABC Melbourne Occassional Book Reviewer on Trevor Chappell\'s Overnights Program ABC News (Australia) Australia
Tony MacGregor Arts Editor, Radio National ABC News (Australia) Australia
Ted Anthony Global Trends and Culture Editor Associated Press United States
Thomas Adamson Foreign Correspondent, Culture Correspondent Associated Press France
Radhika Marya Senior Editor, Culture CNN United States
Cat Bauer Cultural Journalist CNN Italy
Saira Mueller Interim Culture Editor CNN United States
Stephanie Simon Arts Reporter CNN United States
Yukie Yukié Kudo Professional and International Writer, Journalist, Author for Non Fiction Books and Articles CNN Japan
De Vega Art Director Motion Graphics Editor ESPN United States
Justin Tinsley Senior Reporter (Sports Culture) the Undefeated, an ESPN Joint ESPN United States
Eric Randolph Culture Editor AFP Kenya

Updated 2026-09-15. Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026.

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JournalistLabs, 2,767 culture and arts journalists, September 2026, https://journalistlabs.com/journalists/culture-arts/.

Base: 127,602 journalists on file. Method: https://journalistlabs.com/method/.

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