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2,452 entertainment journalists (September 2026)
2,452 journalists on file carry entertainment in their job title or profile headline, across 1,011 outlets. That is 1.9% of the 127,602 journalists on file.
Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026
Updated 2026-09-15
2,452
Titled entertainment journalists
1,011
Outlets they sit at
14.8%
Held by the top 10 outlets
The ten outlets with the most titled entertainment journalists hold 14.8% of the 2,452 on file. Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026.
Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026
Outlets
| Outlet | Country | Type | Titled entertainment | Share of beat | All journalists on file |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBC | United Kingdom | Broadcasters | 90 | 3.7% | 3,935 |
| Corus Entertainment | Canada | Broadcasters | 53 | 2.2% | 101 |
| IGN Entertainment | United States | Newspapers | 51 | 2.1% | 100 |
| Screen Rant | Canada | Online outlets | 32 | 1.3% | 92 |
| ABC News (Australia) | Australia | Broadcasters | 25 | 1.0% | 1,194 |
| Entertainment Weekly | United States | Magazines | 24 | 1.0% | 36 |
| Daily Mirror | United Kingdom | Newspapers | 22 | 0.9% | 198 |
| Associated Press | United States | Wire agencies | 22 | 0.9% | 1,057 |
| Variety | United States | Newspapers | 22 | 0.9% | 113 |
| Los Angeles Times | United States | Newspapers | 21 | 0.9% | 470 |
| USA Today | United States | Newspapers | 20 | 0.8% | 413 |
| Deadline Hollywood | United States | Online outlets | 18 | 0.7% | 28 |
| The Hollywood Reporter | United States | Newspapers | 18 | 0.7% | 21 |
| ITV | United Kingdom | Broadcasters | 17 | 0.7% | 586 |
| Zee Media | India | Broadcasters | 17 | 0.7% | 939 |
| Channel 4 | United Kingdom | Broadcasters | 16 | 0.7% | 173 |
| New Zealand Media & Entertainment (NZME) | New Zealand | Broadcasters | 16 | 0.7% | 125 |
| CNN | United States | Broadcasters | 15 | 0.6% | 1,030 |
| The Sun | United Kingdom | Newspapers | 15 | 0.6% | 275 |
| Business Insider | United States | Online outlets | 14 | 0.6% | 286 |
Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026.
Countries
| Country | Titled entertainment | Share of beat |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,427 | 58.2% |
| United Kingdom | 327 | 13.3% |
| India | 116 | 4.7% |
| Canada | 104 | 4.2% |
| Australia | 74 | 3.0% |
| Nigeria | 21 | 0.9% |
| Germany | 21 | 0.9% |
| Brazil | 19 | 0.8% |
| Israel | 18 | 0.7% |
| Turkey | 17 | 0.7% |
| France | 17 | 0.7% |
Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026.
Journalists listed (100 of 2,452)
Rows whose job title names entertainment 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.
| Name | Title | Outlet | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Staite | Executive Editor Music, Entertainment & Events at BBC Scotland | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Ella Davison | Assistant Film Editor | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Kirsty Tara Lloyd | Personal Assistant to Three Commissioning Editor s -entertainment Commissioning | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Chloë Pettit-Musson | Senior Editorial Manager, Britbox Nordics EMEA Global Channels & Streaming | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Chris Giles | Senior Journalist - News Streaming | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Shabnam Mahmood | Entertainment Reporter, Senior Broadcast Journalist | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Tim Earley | Lead News Film Editor | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Ali Plumb | Radio 1 and 1xtra\'s Film Critic | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Amanny Mohamed | Film Critic | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Amy Pickard | Entertainment Correspondent | BBC | United States |
| Anna Smith | Film Reviewer for BBC Radio Scotland | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Brenda Emmanus | Arts, Culture and Entertainment Correspondent | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Cal Turner | Commissioning Editor Factual Entertainment & Events | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Carl Jones | Presenter and Movie Critic | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Clodagh O Donoghue | Commissioning Editor Entertainment | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Colin Minchin | Film Editor | BBC | United Kingdom |
| David Warner | Film Editor | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Derek Catterall | Film Editor | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Dominic Staveacre | Film Editor | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Emily Murray | Film Critic | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Hilary McCusker | Film Editor | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Jacob Ibees | Film Editor | BBC | United Kingdom |
| James Kleinmann | Film Reviewer & Interviewer | BBC | United States |
| Jules Hyam | Journalist & Film-maker | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Karl Bird | Film Expert and Reviewer | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Kavi Pujara | Film Editor & Writer | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Michael McKenzie | Journalist, Arts & Entertainment BBC London TV News | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Neil McCallum | Entertainment and Daytime Commissioning Editor | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Rebecca Thomas | Arts and Entertainment News Planning Editor | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Rhianna Dhillon | Film Critic | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Rich Wheat | TV Film Editor | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Richard Pattinson | Head and SVP of Global Editorial Partnerships, Global Media and Streaming | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Ruby Kuraishe | Commissioning Editor, Entertainment | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Rupert Troskie | Film Editor | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Sorcha Ní Fhlainn | BBC Film Critic | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Tariq Anwar | Film Editor | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Thomas Percival | Film Critic - BBC Radio Manchester | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Tim Burden | Film Critic | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Tony Heaven | Film Editor | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Victoria Luxford | Film Critic, BBC Radio | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Wendy Lloyd | Film Critic | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Natalia Winkelman | Film Critic | The New York Times | United States |
| Stephanie Goodman | Film Editor | The New York Times | United States |
| Cecilia Danastasio | Video Game Reporter | Bloomberg | United States |
| Sohee Kim | Asia Entertainment Correspondent | Bloomberg | South Korea |
| Thomas Pfeiffer | Editor, Tech, Media, Telecom & Entertainment | Bloomberg | United Kingdom |
| Kayleen Schaefer | Bureau Chief, Arts & Entertainment | The Wall Street Journal (Dow Jones) | United States |
| Anne Steele | Music Industry Reporter | The Wall Street Journal (Dow Jones) | United States |
| Joe Morgenstern | Film Critic | The Wall Street Journal (Dow Jones) | United States |
| Robbie Whelan | Reporter Covering Walt Disney Co and Hollywood | The Wall Street Journal (Dow Jones) | United States |
| Stefanie Cohen | Arts and Entertainment Reporter, Wall Street Journal | The Wall Street Journal (Dow Jones) | United States |
| Tarit Banerjee | Film Editor | The Wall Street Journal (Dow Jones) | India |
| Bhakthi Puvanenthiran | Arts, Culture and Entertainment Editor | ABC News (Australia) | Australia |
| Kate Jinx | Radio Guest Film Critic & Host | ABC News (Australia) | Australia |
| Kevin Ott | Hollywood Correspondent | ABC News (Australia) | United States |
| Meredith Hopes | Film Offline Editor | ABC News (Australia) | Australia |
| Michael Sun | Film Critic | ABC News (Australia) | Australia |
| Nick Milligan | Film Critic | ABC News (Australia) | Australia |
| Thomas Cushing | Resident Film Reviewer - Overnights | ABC News (Australia) | Australia |
| Velvet Winter | Entertainment Reporter | ABC News (Australia) | Australia |
| Volga Nyasha Chinungu | Film Editor | ABC News (Australia) | Zimbabwe |
| Zak Hepburn | National Film Reviewer | ABC News (Australia) | Australia |
| Matt Kemp | Deputy International Editor, Entertainment and Lifestyles | Associated Press | United Kingdom |
| Anthony McCartney | Global Entertainment and Lifestyles Editor | Associated Press | United States |
| Brooke Lefferts | U s Entertainment Editor for Video | Associated Press | United States |
| Carol Deegan | Celebrity Editor | Associated Press | United States |
| Gary G. Hamilton | Entertainment Journalist Video Producer for the Associated Press | Associated Press | United States |
| Gary Gerard Hamilton | Entertainment Journalist Video Producer for the Associated Press | Associated Press | United States |
| J. R. Hall | Entertainment Videographer Editor | Associated Press | United States |
| Joni Beall | Entertainment Birthday Editor | Associated Press | United States |
| Juwon Park | Asia Entertainment Editor | Associated Press | South Korea |
| Kristin Hall | Entertainment Video Journalist | Associated Press | United States |
| Leslie Ambriz | Entertainment Journalist | Associated Press | United States |
| Liam McEwan | Entertainment Video Journalist | Associated Press | United States |
| Lou Kesten | Video Game Reviewer | Associated Press | United States |
| Louise Dixon | International Entertainment Editor | Associated Press | United Kingdom |
| Mallika Sen | News Editor, Entertainment | Associated Press | United States |
| Oscar Wells Gabriel | Entertainment Editor | Associated Press | United States |
| Steve Loeper | West Coast Entertainment and Lifestyles Editor | Associated Press | United States |
| Landiwe Kheswa | Assistant Commissioning Editor - Entertainment Genre | SABC | South Africa |
| Chuma Nqwazi | Film Video Editor | SABC | South Africa |
| Collen Nonyane | Film Editor | SABC | South Africa |
| Surekha Singh | Commissioning Editor, Video Entertainment | SABC | South Africa |
| Elizabeth Wagmeister | Entertainment Correspondent | CNN | United States |
| Jenna Fratello | Editorial Producer, CNN Original Series & Films | CNN | United States |
| Megan Thomas | Managing Editor - Entertainment | CNN | United States |
| Rick Damigella | Entertainment News Producer Reporter | CNN | United States |
| Jefrerey Arias | Formatting Producer and Editor(ESPN Films, 30for30) | ESPN | United States |
| Shawn Howard | ESPN Films Producer Editor | ESPN | United States |
| Kritika Vaid | Entertainment and Lifestyle Editor, India Com | Zee Media | India |
| Lalit Kumar | Film Video Editor | Zee Media | India |
| Onam Gupta | Entertainment and Lifestyle Journalist | Zee Media | India |
| Shawn Dass | Entertainment Journalist- Sub Editor | Zee Media | India |
| Andrew Marszal | West Coast Reporter Entertainment Correspondent | AFP | United States |
| Eric Francisco | Associate Entertainment Editor | Hearst Magazines | United States |
| Emma Baty | Senior Entertainment Editor | Hearst Magazines | United States |
| Deirdre Obrien | Entertainment Editor at Best | Hearst Magazines | United Kingdom |
| Tamara Fuentes | Entertainment Editor, Cosmopolitan | Hearst Magazines | United States |
| Niels Eixler | Freier Journalist, Director TV Film, Media-development, Formatentwicklung | Deutsche Welle | Germany |
| Maggie Okane | Multimedia Investigations Editor and Editorial Director, Guardian Films | The Guardian | United Kingdom |
Updated 2026-09-15. Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026.
Cite this
JournalistLabs, 2,452 entertainment journalists, September 2026, https://journalistlabs.com/journalists/entertainment/.
Base: 127,602 journalists on file. Method: https://journalistlabs.com/method/.
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