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1,030 journalists at CNN (September 2026)

1,030 journalists are on file at CNN, a broadcaster in the United States. 263 are reporters and 495 are editors.

Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026

Updated 2026-09-15

1,030 Journalists on file
263 Reporters
495 Editors
0.53 Reporters per editor

Counted on cnn.com. Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026.

Roles

RoleJournalistsShare of the newsroom
Editors 495 48.1%
Reporters 263 25.5%
Correspondents 100 9.7%
News producers 73 7.1%
Anchors and presenters 58 5.6%
Other editorial 36 3.5%
Columnists 5 0.5%

Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026.

Beats

202 of the 1,030 journalists on file at CNN carry a beat word in their title or headline.

BeatTitled journalistsShare of the newsroom
Politics 38 3.7%
Investigative 23 2.2%
Business 16 1.6%
Sports 16 1.6%
Entertainment 15 1.5%
Crime and courts 13 1.3%
Foreign affairs 13 1.3%
Climate and environment 11 1.1%
Health 10 1.0%
Travel 7 0.7%

Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026.

Seniority

SeniorityJournalistsShare of the newsroom
Chief 21 2.0%
Executive 33 3.2%
Deputy 34 3.3%
Senior 191 18.5%
Staff 8 0.8%
Unknown 743 72.1%

Seniority comes from the words in the job title. Most titles carry none, and those rows read unknown. Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026.

Journalists listed (60 of 1,030)

Seniority first, then name. A row is listed only when the name, the job title, the outlet and the country are all present.

NameTitleRoleCountry
Alexander Marquardt Chief National Security Correspondent Correspondents United States
Alfredo Meza Chief Copy Editor Editors India
Andrew Carey Kyiv Bureau Chief Editors United States
Andrew Roy Bureau Chief EMEA Editors United Kingdom
Ben New Head of Post Production and Senior Video Editor (CNN Create) Editors United Kingdom
Bill Weir CNN Chief Climate Correspondent and Host of the Wonder List with Bill Weir Correspondents United States
Dan Keese Chief Photojournalist, Producer, Editor Reporters United States
Daniel Toy Section Editor, Copy Chief Editors United States
David Chalian Washington Bureau Chief Editors United States
Greg Davis Chief Copy Editor Editors United States
Jan Mark Soto Editor in Chief Editors Philippines
Jason West Editor in Chief Southeast Asia Editors Taiwan
Mary Lynn Ryan Vice President Southeast Bureau Chief Newsgathering Editors United States
Nima Elbagir Chief International Investigative Correspondent Correspondents United Kingdom
Oren Liebermann Jerusalem Bureau Chief Editors United States
Paula Reid Chief Legal Affairs Correspondent Correspondents United States
Rachel Brown Deputy La Bureau Chief Editors United States
Roger Clark Vice President and Hong Kong Bureau Chief Editors United States
Saskya Vandoorne Paris Bureau Chief Editors France
Steven Jiang Beijing Bureau Chief Editors China
Tom Scocca Founder and Editor in Chief Editors United States
Alanna Brownlee CNN Newsource Technical Director and Editor Producer Editors United States
Alex Dicker Supervising Editor Technical Director Editors Hong Kong
Antoine Sanfuentes Vice President and Managing Editor Editors United States
Ben Kirby Executive Editor, Amanpour Editors United Kingdom
Beverly Chase VP, Video Editorial Other editorial United States
Carlos Leopoldo Journalist Asin Canales General News Director Editors United States
Chelsea Stone Editorial Director Other editorial United States
Dave Timko Senior Producer Editor Director Editors United States
David George Executive Editor Editors United States
David Wilkinson Director of Editorial Planning Other editorial United Kingdom
Deborah Rayner Vice President and Managing Editor Europe, Middle East and Africa Editors United States
Desmond Chung Director, Communications, Editorial APAC Other editorial Hong Kong
Dinorah Rosas Executive Editor, the Row Editors United States
Gifty Sahany Live Director i Technical Director i Editor Editors United Arab Emirates
Jennifer Braun Technical Director Editor Editors United States
John Sanders Executive Editor, Creative Innovation and Production Editors United Kingdom
Jose Argumedo Technical Director Editor - CNN Newsource Editors United States
Josh Freedom du Executive Editor, National Digital Editors United States
Juan Carlos Lopez CNNe U s Political Director Anchor Anchors and presenters United States
Kevin Flower VP Editor CNN Fact Check Editors United States
Laura Dolan Editorial News Director Editors United States
Leif Coorlim Executive Editor, the CNN Freedom Project Editors United States
Lenz Toby News Director Editors United Arab Emirates
Lorenzo Ferrigno Director, Video Editorial Other editorial United States
Mariya Abedi Managing Director, News Editorial Other editorial United States
Mun Ng 黃嫚 Senior Editor Technical Director Editors Hong Kong
My Info Ibrahim News Director Editors Ethiopia
Penny Manis Vice President, Editorial & Content Strategy Other editorial United States
Rahmin Atarod Editor Technical Director Editors United States
Robert North Executive Editor Editors United Kingdom
Samara MacKereth Senior Director, Video Editorial Other editorial United Kingdom
Shasta Darlington Executive Editorial Director, Brazil and Consultant Other editorial Brazil
Tim Langmaid Vice President & Senior Editorial Director Other editorial United States
Anika Rawlins Editorial Review Assistant Other editorial United States
Anna Lee Associate Editor Editors United States
Asha Lena Editorial Associate Producer Other editorial United States
Ayo Lijirin Assistant Editor Editors United States
Belén Liotti Assistant Web Editor Editors Argentina
Brandon Griggs Assistant Managing Editor, CNN Digital Editors United States

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

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