News

The New York Times

Where the Conversation Begins. Follow for breaking news, NYTimes.com home page articles, special features and RTs of our journalists.
5,200,537 followers |

CBS News

The official twitter feed of CBS News. Follow us for original reporting and trusted news with content and perspective found nowhere else.
2,049,601 followers |

BBC News (World)

The latest stories, features and updates from BBC News (World edition). For UK edition, follow @BBCNews. For breaking news, follow @BBCBreaking
2,026,081 followers |

The Economist

Official site for The Economist. Follow for article updates, events and news from The Economist. To subscribe go to: http://econ.st/ddIkQq
1,977,156 followers |

Reuters Top News

Reuters.com brings you the latest news from around the world, covering breaking news in business, politics, technology, and more.
1,765,647 followers |

Wall Street Journal

Breaking news, investigative reporting, business coverage and features from The Wall Street Journal.
1,764,950 followers |

Newsweek

Tweets from @Newsweek magazine. Connecting the dots. [hosted by @moneyries]
1,638,813 followers |

The New Yorker

The New Yorker is a weekly magazine with a mix of reporting of politics and culture, humor and cartoons, fiction and poetry, and reviews and criticism.
1,548,327 followers |

Wired

Wired's official Twitter feed. Special projects editor @markmcc running the show.
1,445,571 followers |

Rolling Stone

The latest news and more from Rolling Stone magazine and RollingStone.com.
1,350,308 followers |

Nicholas Kristof

New York Times columnist, two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, co-author @Half the Sky, http://www.facebook.com/kristof
1,260,074 followers |

Al Jazeera English

Al Jazeera English, the 24-hour English-language news and current affairs channel, headquartered in Doha, Qatar. Follow @AJELive for breaking news alerts.
1,039,677 followers |

The Washington Post

One of many ways The Washington Post gets social. @tjortenzi and @marksluckie are here to help navigate the news. Send your tips and tweets to @washingtonpost.
1,009,206 followers |

The Associated Press

News, discussion and a behind-the-scenes look at the process from The Associated Press. Managed 24/7 by a team of editors based in NY: http://apne.ws/apstaff
995,038 followers |

Financial Times

All the big stories on FT.com and updates from our news editors. Our tweets here are the same as those on @FT. Subscribe to the FT: http://on.ft.com/xq1lr
729,528 followers |

Financial Times

All the big stories on FT.com and updates from our news editors. Our tweets here are the same as those on @FinancialTimes. Subscribe: http://on.ft.com/xq1lr
669,227 followers |

VANITY FAIR

Find out first about newly posted magazine features, exclusive slide shows and videos, and pointed commentary from the VF Daily blog.
573,046 followers |

Bloomberg News

Bloomberg News is the first word in business and finance. This feed is monitored and curated by @myurow.
567,639 followers |

Fast Company

Official Twitter feed for the Fast Company business media brand; inspiring readers to think beyond traditional boundaries & create the future of business.
497,629 followers |

BBC Business

Business news from the BBC's business team - the official account of the BBC business and economics centre.
464,966 followers |

The Guardian

Top stories, special features, live blogs and more from guardian.co.uk
426,374 followers |

Guardian news

Latest news from the Guardian
382,779 followers |

Slate

Politics, culture, technology, business, news, and commentary. Procrastinate better.
360,615 followers |

Reuters Business

Reuters business news
359,531 followers |

POLITICO

Politics, Political News
340,441 followers |

The Daily Beast

The Daily Beast is a smart, speedy read of what is happening in the world. Feed managed by humans, assisted by robots. [hosted by @moneyries]
322,096 followers |

StateDept

Welcome to the official U.S. Department of State Twitter! Currently on Duty: Luke
283,190 followers |

NewsHour

PBS NewsHour is one of the most trusted news programs on TV and online. Brought to you in part by @chenk_x, @MeenaGanesan and trusty robots.
263,675 followers |

The Hill

The Hill is a congressional newspaper that publishes daily when Congress is in session.
248,177 followers |

CSPAN

Capitol Hill. The White House. National Politics.
222,819 followers |

Foreign Policy

Global Politics, Economics and Ideas
203,811 followers |

Salon.com

Providing fearless political journalism and cultural analysis since the dawn of the digital era.
181,634 followers |

The Nation

Bringing a critical and independent spirit to the reporting of politics, social issues, culture and the arts.
170,870 followers |

BloombergNow

Follow BloombergNow for news and discussion from Bloomberg editors around the biggest stories in business and finance. For top headlines, follow @BloombergNews.
152,994 followers |

Nate Silver

Blogger/writer/columnist/whatever. Stats, sports, politics and food geek. Tweets are unedited and reflect solely my own views.
152,905 followers |

ProPublica

We're a non-profit, independent newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest. Tweets usually from @amandablair and @bydanielvictor.
127,585 followers |

The Atlantic

Official Twitter feed for The Atlantic magazine and TheAtlantic.com. News and analysis on current affairs, politics, and culture. Curated by @JaredBKeller (^JK)
126,039 followers |

Social Media News

Highly recommended by people who like things that don't suck. For Thinkers & Doers Only. Curated by @UniqueVisitor.
123,210 followers |

Esquire Magazine

Man at His Best
112,683 followers |

Daily Telegraph News

Breaking news, analysis, Matt cartoons and more from The Daily and Sunday Telegraph. We're also on Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/telegraph.co.uk
107,966 followers |

Roll Call

Breaking news, reporter tweets and analysis from the Newspaper of Capitol Hill since 1955. Stories with $ are subscription only.
106,359 followers |

Roll Call Politics

Follow @rollcall for reporter tweets, breaking news & free political coverage. This feed is formerly CQ Politics and it auto-posts Roll Call Politics stories.
88,239 followers |

reason

Reason is the monthly magazine and website of “free minds and free markets.”
85,888 followers |

Foreign Affairs

In-depth insight and analysis on international affairs and U.S. foreign policy since 1922.
82,713 followers |

Ben Smith

Editor-in-Chief of BuzzFeed.com. Email or gchat me at ben@buzzfeed.com. AIM benobserver.
79,214 followers |

Grist

Environmental journalism at its best. A beacon in the smog, if you will. Tweets by Grist's social media producer, Hanna Welch.
76,638 followers |

Talking Points Memo

Breaking news and analysis from the TPM team.
75,347 followers |

PolitiFact

The editors and reporters of PolitiFact.com, a nonpartisan politics fact-checking Web site.
67,183 followers |

Pew Research Center

Nonpartisan, non-advocacy data and analysis on the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world.
56,703 followers |

Harper's Magazine

An American general-interest magazine published since 1850. Tweetings by @jeremy_keehn and sundry Harpies.
54,411 followers |

SPIEGEL English

English feed for German newsmagazine DER SPIEGEL w/ Kristen Allen (kla), David Crossland (cro), Charles Hawley (cgh), Daryl Lindsey (dsl) and David Smith (dgs)
52,574 followers |

Jerusalem Post News

The official Jerusalem Post twitter page featuring breaking news from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World. On Facebook: http://bit.ly/9mSoyo
51,722 followers |

The Daily Caller

USA's fastest growing news website dedicated to providing our audience with original reporting & thought-provoking commentary.
51,514 followers |

Haaretz.com

All the news from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World
51,124 followers |

Voice of America

VOA News: a trusted source for news and information from the U.S. and around the world
47,523 followers |

Chronicle

The leading news source for higher education.
43,684 followers |

GlobalPost

70 Correspondents in 50 Countries = World News covered. GlobalPost publishes original international content and breaking news from around the globe.
42,942 followers |

PostPolitics

Political coverage from @WashingtonPost. Get social with @NGJennings and the @PostPolitics team about the news and conversation driving the nation's capital.
42,338 followers |

Big Think

Get smarter, faster, for success in the knowledge economy.
39,777 followers |

Global Voices

Calling attention to the most interesting conversations and perspectives emerging from citizen media around the world. Tweets: @emmab33 (^EB) @kthread (^KT)
37,612 followers |

Rick Klein

Senior Washington Editor, @ABC. Husband, father, baseball card collector. Co-host of ABC's #TopLine Webcast.
36,952 followers |

Danger Room

Noah Shachtman, Spencer Ackerman, and WIRED's national security dorks.
34,887 followers |

National Journal

Washington’s premier source of nonpartisan insight on politics and policy.
33,505 followers |

Stratfor

Stratfor is a subscription-based provider of geopolitical analysis. Follow for independent analysis of world affairs.
31,478 followers |

msnbc.com - U.S.

US news from msnbc.com
31,329 followers |

PRI

At Public Radio International, we invite listeners to hear a different voice with content from The World, Studio 360 and This American Life and more.
31,037 followers |

FRONTLINE

Frontline gains rare access to an #AlQaeda stronghold in Yemen -- preview now: http://ow.ly/b9Xz5 @pbs 5/29
30,203 followers |

The Week

The magazine that tells you all you need to know about everything that matters. Tweets by @JessHullinger and @a_crezo
29,991 followers |

Project Syndicate

The World's Smartest Opinion Page
28,880 followers |

ISAF

Committed to the security, reconstruction and extension of governance in Afghanistan. RT/follow does not necessarily mean endorsement.
28,036 followers |

National Review

National Review is a biweekly magazine and daily website, founded by the late author William F. Buckley, Jr. in 1955.
28,000 followers |

The Economist

Official posts from The Economist's US correspondents
24,667 followers |

kottke.org

Officially verified Twitter account of kottke.org, the home of fine hypertext products
23,041 followers |

The New Republic

Providing intelligent, stimulating and rigorous examination of American politics, foreign policy, and culture since 1914. Email us! TNRSociety@tnr.com
21,527 followers |

Think with Google

Google’s take on fresh marketing insights and a look at what’s next. Consider this your digital cheat sheet. https://plus.google.com/101698568710409127237
21,115 followers |

TheBrowser

Today's essential reads. Share your own links by tweeting them with the hashtag #browsings
19,689 followers |

FT Energy

The Energy Source blog has now ended. This Twitter account will now be tweeting the latest Energy news from the Financial Times.
19,340 followers |

National Review

NRO is America's most widely read and influential magazine and web site for Republican/conservative news, commentary, and opinion
18,966 followers |

WorldPoliticsReview

Analysis for foreign policy professionals
18,597 followers |

La Casa Blanca

Cuenta oficial de la Casa Blanca. Comentarios recibidos a través de esta página están sujetos a la Ley de Archivos Presidenciales. Vea http://wh.gov/privacidad/
18,457 followers |

BusinessUSA

This is the official account of BusinessUSA - a federal govt initiative for smallbiz & exporters.
17,772 followers |

POLITICO 2012

Tweeting latest news, analysis and opinion about the 2012 presidential election.
17,703 followers |

ExchangesConnect

ExchangesConnect is the online community of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (http://exchanges.state.gov), U.S. Dept. of State. Tweets by Melissa.
13,562 followers |

Jeffrey Toobin

Staff writer for @NewYorker, Senior Legal Analyst for @CNN, Author of The Oath: http://www.amazon.com/The-Oath-Obama-White-Supreme/dp/0385527209
12,686 followers |

SCMP 南華早報

The South China Morning Post is Hong Kong's premier English language newspaper, delivering news and analysis on Hong Kong, China and the rest of Asia.
11,673 followers |

Gady Epstein

Correspondent, The Economist. Occasionally also known as #FakeChinaExpert, #FakeWhiteHouseReporter & #FakeXinhuaReporter
9,140 followers |

Women, War & Peace

War & peace are changing in the 21st century, & women are right in the middle of it. Watch full episodes online now!
9,082 followers |

The Infrastructurist

Infrastructurist.com covers the rebuilding of America
8,877 followers |

PRI's The World

#TheWorld is a public media news magazine offering a mix of news, features, interviews, and music from around the globe. Tweets by @sdavy @clark_boyd @mikerass
7,995 followers |

McClatchyDC

McClatchy Newspapers' Bureau for Washington and the world
7,799 followers |

World Affairs

World Affairs, published since 1837, argues the big ideas behind U.S. foreign policy, featuring leading commentators, scholars, and analysts.
7,555 followers |

New Internationalist

Hello! I'm an independent social justice magazine. Sit down, have a read. :)
6,843 followers |

Need to Know

Covering the most important issues facing Americans as we head into the 2012 elections. Kept by SarachanS@wnetnews.org
6,635 followers |

Global Integrity

Tracking governance, transparency, open data, & corruption issues from a global, bottom-up, gov2.0 perspective. Features gossip & what we do: http://ow.ly/9jIa.
6,562 followers |

CBS Investigates

The award-winning Investigative Unit of CBS News, bringing you reporting that matters.
6,414 followers |

The Morning News

Black and white and read all over. For our headlines on Twitter, check out @TMNheadlines.
5,862 followers |

RFE/RL

RFE/RL is an international media service with 700 journalists in 21 countries broadcasting in 28 languages. Tweets (mostly) by @zachprague @Deana_Kjuka
5,786 followers |

Dissent Magazine

A Journal of Politics and Ideas
4,428 followers |

Policy Innovations

We are @carnegiecouncil's magazine for global ethics, innovation, peace, and sustainability. Editor @evanoneil tweets. See also @carnegieGEN.
4,348 followers |

POLITICO CLICK

4,316 followers |

Dowser

The site for Solution Journalism. Our M.O. - Who is solving what, and how? (Tweets by @imanami13)
4,263 followers |

International

Spotlighting a range of international issues from development and human rights to elections and the global economy.
4,142 followers |

New America Media

New America Media, a news service based in San Francisco, organizes the country's first and largest network of more 3,000 ethnic news organizations in America.
3,835 followers |

TheAtlantic/Politics

Political insights and analysis from Garance Franke-Ruta, Molly Ball, Jim Fallows, Conor Friedersdorf, David Graham, and co.
3,809 followers |

Slate Gabfest

Emily, John and David
3,285 followers |

Intelligence Squared

Intelligence Squared US brings together leading authorities for an exciting contest of ideas, wit and persuasion in a series of provocative & timely debates.
3,239 followers |

Conflict Zones

PBS FRONTLINE navigating national security, conflict zones & critical threats.
3,122 followers |

National Interest

The National Interest is one of the nation's premier international affairs magazines.
2,985 followers |

RFE/RL News

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reports the news in 20 countries where a free press is banned by the government or not fully established.
2,883 followers |

Investigations

True crime, corruption & justice -- spotlighting the best investigative reporting.
2,828 followers |

Dispatches

informed, independent, in print
2,526 followers |

AAN

A diverse group of 130 alternative news organizations across the U.S. and Canada.
2,423 followers |

FT Special Reports

Exclusive in-depth news, features and analysis from the Financial Times' Special Reports desk
2,295 followers |

Post Investigations

Updates and insights from Washington Post Investigations. Facebook Us! http://tinyurl.com/63ob74
2,231 followers |

CSMLibrary

The Christian Science Monitor news library. Interests: media, libraries, archives, data. Links / RTs do not = endorsements
1,841 followers |

OpenChannelBlog NBC

Open Channel is the investigative blog from NBC News and msnbc.com. We hope you'll share your story ideas, documents and comments.
1,643 followers |

The CLP

The Common Language Project is a nonprofit journalism organization connecting stories around the world.
1,183 followers |

American Interest

The American Interest Magazine's Twitter feed.
1,039 followers |

KStreetCafe

A blog where experts share new and novel ways technology, the Internet and social media are being used to shape public policy.
734 followers |

SFpartytime

Updates from Sunlight Foundation's Party Time, which tracks fundraisers in DC and beyond
500 followers |

Curated by Alan Cordova

120
people
7
followers
0
recs
Selected news sources
Tags: news media

Recommend someone for this list

Who:
Why:
45 characters left