Top Journalists in Magazine Publishing
Joe Pompeo Vanity Fair (The Hive)
Senior media correspondent at Vanity Fair’s Hive covering the media business and power players across publishing and news. Specialties: Media business; magazine publishers (Condé Nast, Hearst, Dotdash Meredith); newsroom leadership; deals; strategy
Charlotte Klein New York Magazine (Intelligencer)
Features writer at New York Magazine’s Intelligencer (since July 15, 2025), previously a media reporter at Vanity Fair. Specialties: US media and politics; newsroom dynamics; publishing strategy
Max Tani Semafor
Media editor at Semafor, covering the media industry after prior stints at Politico, The Daily Beast and Business Insider. Specialties: Media beat; labor and talent; newsroom politics; publishing trends
Sara Fischer Axios
Media correspondent at Axios and author of the weekly Axios Media Trends newsletter; also a media analyst for CNN. Specialties: Media business; publishing economics; subscriptions and ads; policy and regulation
Ben Mullin The New York Times
Media reporter at The New York Times focused on the business of news and publishing. Specialties: Media M&A; corporate strategy; publishing revenue models; streaming vs. legacy media
Katie Robertson The New York Times
Media reporter at The New York Times covering the media industry and major publishers. Specialties: News and magazine publishers; labor and newsroom policy; media accountability
Dylan Byers Puck
Founding partner and senior correspondent at Puck; author of the In The Room media newsletter. Specialties: Media power and dealmaking; executive moves; publishing/streaming convergence
Claire Atkinson The Ankler; The Media Mix (Substack)
Contributing editor at The Ankler and founder/host of The Media Mix newsletter and podcast covering media, tech and marketing. Specialties: Publishing business; ad/marketing intersections; executive interviews
Lara O’Reilly Business Insider
Senior correspondent at Business Insider covering digital advertising, marketing and media companies, including major magazine publishers. Specialties: Advertising and media; publishers and platforms; adtech
Lucia Moses Business Insider
Senior correspondent at Business Insider; previously led media coverage at Digiday and Adweek. Specialties: Publishing economics; Hollywood–tech–media convergence; subscriptions and bundling
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Mark Stenberg Adweek
Senior media reporter at Adweek covering the business of publishers and shifting revenue strategies. Specialties: Digital and print publishers; AI and audience; newsletters; commerce and subscriptions
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Tim Peterson Digiday
Executive/senior media editor at Digiday leading coverage where publishing, video and revenue intersect; author of the Future of TV Briefing. Specialties: TV/streaming and publishers; platform strategy; ad models; events and podcasts
Sara Guaglione Digiday
Senior media reporter at Digiday focused on publishers; previously covered the publishing industry at MediaPost. Specialties: Publishers and platforms; AI impacts; audience and product; events and commerce
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Jessica Toonkel The Wall Street Journal
Deputy media editor at The Wall Street Journal; previously broke media/telecom news at The Information and Reuters. Specialties: Media industry news; corporate strategy and deals; entertainment and tech
Keach Hagey The Wall Street Journal
Enterprise reporter at The Wall Street Journal covering the intersection of media and technology; author of The King of Content. Specialties: Investigative/enterprise on media and tech; governance; profiles of media moguls
Alexandra Bruell The Wall Street Journal
Reporter at The Wall Street Journal who now covers the news and magazine publishing industry after years on the advertising beat. Specialties: Publishing and media beat; ad industry; agency–publisher dynamics
Erik Wemple The Washington Post
Media critic at The Washington Post, writing analysis and hosting regular reader Q&As on the media landscape. Specialties: Media criticism; newsroom accountability; press freedom
David Folkenflik NPR
NPR’s media correspondent based in New York, frequently appearing on Morning Edition and All Things Considered. Specialties: Media industry reporting; public broadcasting and policy; corporate governance in media
Anna Nicolaou Financial Times
US media editor at the Financial Times, leading coverage of American media companies and publishers. Specialties: US media and entertainment; publishers and streaming; corporate strategy and finance
Brian Morrissey The Rebooting
Founder and writer of The Rebooting newsletter and podcast; former editor-in-chief of Digiday; focuses on how publishers grow sustainable businesses. Specialties: Publishing strategy; subscriptions and advertising; operator playbooks; events and community
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