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1,867 foreign affairs journalists (September 2026)
1,867 journalists on file carry foreign affairs in their job title or profile headline, across 429 outlets. That is 1.5% of the 127,602 journalists on file.
Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026
Updated 2026-09-15
1,867
Titled foreign affairs journalists
429
Outlets they sit at
36.3%
Held by the top 10 outlets
The ten outlets with the most titled foreign affairs journalists hold 36.3% of the 1,867 on file. Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026.
Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026
Outlets
| Outlet | Country | Type | Titled foreign affairs | Share of beat | All journalists on file |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBC | United Kingdom | Broadcasters | 183 | 9.8% | 3,935 |
| Middle East News Agency | Egypt | Wire agencies | 84 | 4.5% | 124 |
| World Journal | United States | Newspapers | 83 | 4.4% | 106 |
| U.S. News & World Report | United States | Magazines | 66 | 3.5% | 95 |
| TRT World | Turkey | Broadcasters | 65 | 3.5% | 162 |
| Omaha World-Herald | United States | Newspapers | 54 | 2.9% | 67 |
| Bloomberg | United States | Online outlets | 45 | 2.4% | 1,785 |
| Tulsa World Media Company | United States | Newspapers | 40 | 2.1% | 47 |
| World News Group | United States | Online outlets | 31 | 1.7% | 46 |
| The New York Times | United States | Newspapers | 26 | 1.4% | 2,168 |
| News World India | India | Broadcasters | 24 | 1.3% | 38 |
| AFP | France | Wire agencies | 24 | 1.3% | 865 |
| ABC News (Australia) | Australia | Broadcasters | 23 | 1.2% | 1,194 |
| Financial Times | United Kingdom | Newspapers | 22 | 1.2% | 595 |
| Foreign Policy | United States | Magazines | 21 | 1.1% | 31 |
| Associated Press | United States | Wire agencies | 20 | 1.1% | 1,057 |
| The Wall Street Journal (Dow Jones) | United States | Newspapers | 20 | 1.1% | 1,535 |
| The Telegraph | United Kingdom | Newspapers | 19 | 1.0% | 457 |
| Reuters | United Kingdom | Wire agencies | 18 | 1.0% | 710 |
| Sky News | United Kingdom | Broadcasters | 18 | 1.0% | 375 |
Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026.
Countries
| Country | Titled foreign affairs | Share of beat |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 643 | 34.4% |
| United Kingdom | 345 | 18.5% |
| Egypt | 98 | 5.2% |
| India | 85 | 4.6% |
| Turkey | 63 | 3.4% |
| Australia | 57 | 3.1% |
| Germany | 31 | 1.7% |
| United Arab Emirates | 31 | 1.7% |
| Italy | 25 | 1.3% |
| Canada | 24 | 1.3% |
| Israel | 23 | 1.2% |
Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026.
Journalists listed (100 of 1,867)
Rows whose job title names foreign affairs 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Achi | Head of Editorial Quality and Standards, World Service | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Joaquin Floto | Middle East Bureau Chief | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Maryam Moshiri | Chief Presenter- the World Today with Maryam Moshiri | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Naglaa El Emary Emary | Cairo Bureau Chief and Middle East Special Projects Editor | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Simon Peeks | Head of Journalism and Launch Editor what in the World | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Jude Kampfner | Presenter, Director, Producer for BBC Radio 2, 3, 4, 5 and World Service | BBC | United States |
| Mamdouh Akbiek | Editor Development Executive - World Services Investigations | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Nick Kwek | Senior Producer Director Reporter, Click - BBC One, BBC News and BBC World & BBC Website | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Sarah Barnes | News Director, BBC World News | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Alan Quartly | Deputy Foreign Editor | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Alicia Queiro | Assistant Editor, World at One and Pm, BBC Radio 4 | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Fran Docherty | Assistant Editor, BBC Radio 4 and World Service (Attachment) | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Heba Ayoub | Deputy Editor, Newshour & the World Tonight | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Kirsty Reid | Assistant Editor, BBC World News Content | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Rebecca Keating | Assistant Editor, World at One, Pm, Broadcasting House & the World this Weekend (BBC Radio 4) | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Scott Adam | Assistant Editor World at One Pm and Broadcasting House | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Alexandra Fouché | Senior Journalist, BBC World Service | BBC | United Kingdom |
| David Waddell | Senior Producer and Reporter, BBC World Business (TV) | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Ellen Tsang | Senior Journalist, World Service Formats & Explainers | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Frances Mao | World Digital Senior Journalist and News Editor | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Hatty Nash | Senior Journalist BBC World Service Podcasts | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Jack Hunter | Senior Journalist, the World Tonight, BBC Radio 4 | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Katherine Campbell | Senior Journalist - BBC World Service Business Development (Gates Foundation) | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Mohamed Yehia | Lead Editor, BBC World Service Languages | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Patrick Kearney | Senior Journalist Team Manager - BBC World Service | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Rafael Chacón | Senior Journalist Visual Journalism World Service | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Rob Young | Lead Presenter, Newsday, BBC World Service Radio | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Safaa Faisal | Senior News Editor, BBC World Service Investigative Documentary and Long Form Podcast | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Sam Mason-Jones | Senior Journalist at the World at One Pm | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Scarlett Barter | Senior Foreign News Producer | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Ahmed Abdulrazek Abdulhakim | Multimedia Editor (BBC World Arabic) | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Alice Muthengi | Editor, World Service News and Current Affairs | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Amy Steadman | Foreign Correspondent | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Anna Doble | Digital Editor, World Service English | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Berza Simsek | Journalist Documentary Filmmaker at BBC World Service | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Caroline Hawley | World Affairs Correspondent | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Charles Haviland | South Asia Regional Editor, BBC World Service News | BBC | Sri Lanka |
| Charmaine Cozier | Radio Presenter BBC Radio 4 and World Service | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Chris Sibthorpe | Journalist, BBC World Service | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Christian Allen | Journalist (World Service) | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Claudia Hammond | Presenter, all in the Mind, BBC Radio 4 & Health Check, BBC World Service & BBC World News TV | BBC | United Kingdom |
| David Mazower | Acting Editor, World have your Say (a Daily News Discussion Show on BBC World Service Radio) | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Eli Melki | Broadcast Journalist and TV Producer at BBC Arabic BBC World Service | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Eman Eriqat | Middle East Correspondent | BBC | Palestine |
| Emma Wallace | World Service - Producer & Journalist - the Conversation | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Gareth Mitchell | Presenter, Digital Planet, BBC World Service | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Gavin Straw | Commissioning News Editor, BBC World News Content | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Heather Andrew | World Affairs Editor | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Hilary Bishop | Managing Editor, BBC World Service | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Jane Sweetman-Young | World Duty Editor | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Jane Warr | World Duty Editor | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Jenny Hill | Foreign Correspondent | BBC | Germany |
| Jo Fidgen | Presenter, Outlook and Lives Less Ordinary, BBC World Service | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Joe Gardiner | Live Programme Editor Fifa Women s World Cup | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Jon Leyne | Middle East Correspondent | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Kerry Alexandra | World Duty Editor, BBC Languages Desk | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Lewis James | Launch Editor, BBC my World | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Lourdes Heredia | World Duty Editor - Languages | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Maladö Sangaré | Trilingual Broadcast Journalist and Multimedia Producer at BBC World Service | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Mandeep Rai | World Service Broadcaster Presenter Producer Journalist | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Marc Perkins | Investigations Editor, BBC World Service | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Matthew Nixon | Broadcast Journalist and Producer - 5live, Radio 4 and the BBC World Service | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Michael Bristow | Asia Pacific Editor, BBC World Service | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Moazzem Hossain | Journalist, BBC World Service | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Olivia Sopel | Journalist, World at One and Pm | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Orsolya Szoboszlay | World Duty Editor - Foreign Newsgathering | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Peter Leng | World Assignments Editor | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Priya Chouhan | World Duty Editor | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Raffi Berg | Middle East Editor, Online | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Rebecca Adams | Sports Presenter - BBC News Channel & World Service Radio | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Rebecca Wood | Broadcast Journalist and Reporter - the Newsroom - World Service | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Richard Galpin | World Affairs Correspondent | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Richard Kagoe | BBC World Service Africa Regional Editor | BBC | Kenya |
| Vishnu Swaroop | Journalist, BBC World Service | BBC | India |
| Yo Haniewicz | Foreign Duty Editor | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Yolande Knell | Middle East Correspondent | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Damien Cave | Vietnam Bureau Chief and Global Affairs Correspondent | The New York Times | Vietnam |
| Desiree Ibekwe | Senior Staff Editor, the World Newsletter | The New York Times | United Kingdom |
| Anatoly Kurmanaev | Latin America Correspondent | The New York Times | Venezuela |
| C. J. Chivers | Foreign Correspondent | The New York Times | United States |
| Christopher Lord | Middle East Editor | The New York Times | United Kingdom |
| Declan Walsh | Foreign Correspondent | The New York Times | Kenya |
| Elian Peltier | Foreign Correspondent | The New York Times | Pakistan |
| Joe Kahn | Foreign Editor | The New York Times | United States |
| Lara Jakes | Foreign Correspondent | The New York Times | Italy |
| Marjorie Olster | Middle East Regional Editor | The New York Times | United Kingdom |
| Max S. Kim | Foreign Correspondent | The New York Times | South Korea |
| Rod Nordland | Foreign Correspondent, the New York Times | The New York Times | Afghanistan |
| Yuling Chen | Middle East Correspondent Reporter War Reporter Photojournalist Etc Editor | The New York Times | Canada |
| William Kennedy | News Director for Europe, Middle East and Africa | Bloomberg | United Kingdom |
| Iain Marlow | Senior Reporter, Diplomacy and National Security | Bloomberg | United States |
| Sam Dagher | Senior Middle East Reporter | Bloomberg | United Arab Emirates |
| Alyce Andres | US Interest Rates and Foreign Exchange Reporter Strategist | Bloomberg | United States |
| Andrew Rosati | Brazil and Latin America Reporter | Bloomberg | Brazil |
| Anthony Dipaola | Middle East Energy Correspondent | Bloomberg | United Arab Emirates |
| C. Onur Ant | Managing Editor for the Middle East and North Africa | Bloomberg | United Arab Emirates |
| Courtney McBride | Diplomacy and National Security Correspondent | Bloomberg | United States |
| Danielle Balbi | Managing Editor, Latin America Enterprise and Editing | Bloomberg | Mexico |
| Eric Martin | State Department and Foreign Policy Reporter | Bloomberg | United States |
| Fabiano Maisonnave | Latin America Climate Correspondent | Bloomberg | Brazil |
Updated 2026-09-15. Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026.
Cite this
JournalistLabs, 1,867 foreign affairs journalists, September 2026, https://journalistlabs.com/journalists/world-foreign/.
Base: 127,602 journalists on file. Method: https://journalistlabs.com/method/.
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