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3,709 politics journalists (September 2026)

3,709 journalists on file carry politics in their job title or profile headline, across 1,111 outlets. That is 2.9% of the 127,602 journalists on file.

Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026

Updated 2026-09-15

3,709 Titled politics journalists
1,111 Outlets they sit at
20.8% Held by the top 10 outlets

The ten outlets with the most titled politics journalists hold 20.8% of the 3,709 on file. Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026.

The ten outlets with the most titled politics journalists on filePolitico243POLITICO Europe107BBC96Bloomberg93The New York Times46Associated Press43The Wall Street Journal (Dow Jones)39CNN38NBC News38Her Campus Media29
The ten outlets with the most titled politics journalists on file

Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026

Outlets

OutletCountryTypeTitled politicsShare of beatAll journalists on file
Politico United States Newspapers 243 6.6% 299
POLITICO Europe Belgium Newspapers 107 2.9% 130
BBC United Kingdom Broadcasters 96 2.6% 3,935
Bloomberg United States Online outlets 93 2.5% 1,785
The New York Times United States Newspapers 46 1.2% 2,168
Associated Press United States Wire agencies 43 1.2% 1,057
The Wall Street Journal (Dow Jones) United States Newspapers 39 1.1% 1,535
CNN United States Broadcasters 38 1.0% 1,030
NBC News United States Broadcasters 38 1.0% 571
Her Campus Media United States Online outlets 29 0.8% 293
Sky News United Kingdom Broadcasters 28 0.8% 375
The GW Hatchet United States Newspapers 27 0.7% 94
Library of Congress United States Newspapers 26 0.7% 38
Reuters United Kingdom Wire agencies 26 0.7% 710
ABC News (Australia) Australia Broadcasters 26 0.7% 1,194
Fox News Media United States Broadcasters 24 0.6% 526
CBS News United States Broadcasters 23 0.6% 577
The Daily Northwestern United States Newspapers 23 0.6% 108
Columbia Daily Spectator United States Newspapers 22 0.6% 138
The Chronicle United States Newspapers 22 0.6% 140

Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026.

Countries

CountryTitled politicsShare of beat
United States 2,545 68.6%
United Kingdom 388 10.5%
India 127 3.4%
Australia 94 2.5%
Canada 63 1.7%
Belgium 61 1.6%
Germany 46 1.2%
France 28 0.8%
South Africa 27 0.7%
Indonesia 19 0.5%
Singapore 15 0.4%

Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026.

Journalists listed (100 of 3,709)

Rows whose job title names politics 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
Henry Zeffman Chief Political Correspondent BBC United Kingdom
Daniel Maxwell Politics Editor, BBC Scotland Executive Editor, Question Time BBC United Kingdom
David Jordan Director, Editorial Policy and Standards BBC United Kingdom
Giles Edwards Assistant Editor, Political Documentaries and Podcasts BBC United Kingdom
Mark Broad Deputy Editor, BBC Politics BBC United Kingdom
Denis Doherty Senior Journalist, Political Newsgathering BBC United Kingdom
Emma Thomas Senior Political Reporter BBC United Kingdom
Kim Barrington Senior Adviser, Editorial Policy, BBC BBC United Kingdom
Lucy Ashton Senior Political Reporter at BBC Radio Sheffield BBC United Kingdom
Matthew Eltringham Senior Advisor, Editorial Policy BBC United Kingdom
Natalie Christian Senior Editorial Policy Adviser BBC United Kingdom
Nikki Odonnell Senior Editorial Policy Adviser BBC United Kingdom
Phillip Kemp Senior Journalist, Politics Story Team BBC United Kingdom
Sarah Colclough Senior Editorial Policy Adviser BBC United Kingdom
Sarah Nelson Senior Editorial Policy Adviser BBC United Kingdom
Su Pennington Senior Editorial Policy Adviser BBC United Kingdom
Victoria Walton Senior Politics Reporter BBC United Kingdom
Alison MacDonald News Editor, Westminster BBC United Kingdom
Anna Whittaker Political Reporter BBC United Kingdom
Ben Schofield Political Correspondent BBC United Kingdom
Bethan James Westminster News Editor, BBC Wales BBC United States
Billy Kenber Politics Investigations Correspondent BBC United Kingdom
Charlotte Rose Political Reporter BBC United Kingdom
Charlotte Wright South East Political Editor BBC United Kingdom
Chris Hunter Radio Elections Editor BBC United Kingdom
Daniel Davies Political Correspondent BBC United Kingdom
Deborah McGurran Political Editor BBC United Kingdom
Emily Hudson Political Editor BBC United Kingdom
Enda McClafferty BBC Ni Political Editor BBC United Kingdom
Glenn Campbell Political Editor BBC United Kingdom
Guto Harri Political Correspondent BBC United Kingdom
Helen Richardson Political Reporter BBC United Kingdom
Iain Watson Political Correspondent BBC United Kingdom
Isabella Allen Producer to the Political Editor BBC United Kingdom
James Bovill Political Reporter BBC United Kingdom
Jamie McConkey News Editor, Westminster Newsdesk BBC United Kingdom
Jeff Cox UK General Election Hub Editor BBC United Kingdom
Julia Walker Election Results Editor BBC United Kingdom
Mark Carruthers Political Journalist BBC United Kingdom
Martyn Oates Political Editor BBC United Kingdom
Najiba Feroz Journalist, BBC Political Programmes BBC United Kingdom
Nicholas Watt Political Editor, BBC Newsnight BBC United Kingdom
Patrick Burns Political Editor, Midlands BBC United Kingdom
Peter Saull East Midlands Political Editor BBC United Kingdom
Richard Moss Political Editor, North East & Cumbria BBC United Kingdom
Richard Wheeler Journalist, Politics Online Team BBC United Kingdom
Robin Markwell Political Producer, Reporter, Presenter & Series Editor BBC United Kingdom
Rozina Aziz Political Editor Broadcast Journalist BBC Australia
Rozlynn Prescott BBC Regional Political Journalist BBC United Kingdom
Sharon Edwards Political Reporter BBC United Kingdom
Simon Gilbert Political Reporter BBC United Kingdom
Steve Richards Presenter-week in Westminster Political Documentaries BBC United Kingdom
Tim Donovan Political Editor, BBC London BBC United Kingdom
Tim Iredale Political Editor BBC United Kingdom
Will Boden Editor, Politics Live BBC United Kingdom
Zach Johnk News Director, Politics The New York Times United States
Benjamin Hoffman Deputy Editor, Election Analytics The New York Times United States
Dean Chang Deputy Metro Editor Politics The New York Times United States
Karen Workman Deputy Editor for News, Planning & Live on the Politics Desk The New York Times United States
Justin Swanson Senior Staff Editor, Politics Desk The New York Times United States
Laura Reston Senior Editor, Opinion Politics The New York Times United States
Adam Nagourney Political Reporter The New York Times United States
Andy Duehren Tax Policy Correspondent The New York Times United States
David Sanger White House and National Security Correspondent The New York Times United States
Elizabeth Dias National Correspondent - Religion and Politics The New York Times United States
Elizabeth Kennedy White House Editor The New York Times United States
Jazmine Ulloa National Politics Reporter The New York Times United States
Jonah Kovacs Political Columnist The New York Times United States
Katie Glueck National Political Reporter The New York Times United States
Katie Rogers White House Correspondent The New York Times United States
Kellen Browning Politics Reporter The New York Times United States
Laurel Rosenhall California Politics Correspondent The New York Times United States
Lisa Lerer National Political Correspondent The New York Times United States
Luke Broadwater White House Correspondent The New York Times United States
Madeleine Ngo Economic Policy Correspondent The New York Times United States
Michael Bender Political Correspondent The New York Times United States
Miguel Gonzalez Politics Day Editor The New York Times United States
Nicholas Fandos New York Politics Reporter The New York Times United States
Nick Corasaniti Domestic Correspondent, Politics The New York Times United States
Sally Goldenberg Politics and Government Reporter The New York Times United States
Sarah Kerr Video Journalist (Politics) The New York Times United States
Shane Goldmacher National Political Reporter The New York Times United States
Thomas Kaplan Domestic Policy Editor The New York Times United States
Tony Romm Economic Policy Correspondent The New York Times United States
Tyler Pager White House Correspondent The New York Times United States
Weisman Jonathan Political Reporter The New York Times United States
Zolan Kanno-Youngs White House Correspondent The New York Times United States
James Hertling Senior Editor International Economy-government Bloomberg United Kingdom
Josh Wingrove Washington Correspondent and Senior White House Reporter Bloomberg United States
Nancy M. Cook Senior National Political Correspondent Bloomberg United States
Vandana Gombar Senior Editor - Global Policy Bloomberg United States
Akemi Terukina Economy & Government Reporter Bloomberg Japan
Alan Wong China Economy & Government Editor Bloomberg Hong Kong
Alastair Gale Politics and Security Correspondent Bloomberg Japan
Alex Vásquez Santander Economy and Government Reporter Bloomberg Mexico
Alexander Pearson Editor, US Politics Breaking News Bloomberg Germany
Alicia Diaz Congress Reporter Bloomberg United States
Alonso Soto Spain Economy and Government Correspondent Bloomberg Spain
Arne Delfs Government Reporter Bloomberg Germany
Bastian Benrath-Wright Economy and Government Reporter Switzerland Bloomberg Switzerland

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

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JournalistLabs, 3,709 politics journalists, September 2026, https://journalistlabs.com/journalists/politics/.

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

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