Journalism/news
Barack Obama
This account is run by #Obama2012 campaign staff. Tweets from the President are signed -bo.16,234,929 followers | Follow
CNN Breaking News
CNN.com is among the world's leaders in online news and information delivery.7,653,574 followers | Follow
The New York Times
Where the Conversation Begins. Follow for breaking news, NYTimes.com home page articles, special features and RTs of our journalists.5,233,230 followers | Follow
Breaking News
Breaking news alerts around the world from hundreds of sources 24 hours a day. Get more on BreakingNews.com, and follow our team on @breaking.4,108,698 followers | Follow
BBC Breaking News
Breaking news alerts and updates from the BBC. For news, features, analysis follow @BBCWorld (our World edition) and @BBCNews (our UK edition).3,312,486 followers | Follow
The White House
Official WH twitter account. Comments & messages received through official WH pages are subject to the PRA and may be archived. Learn more http://wh.gov/privacy2,903,876 followers | Follow
UK Prime Minister
The official twitter channel for Prime Minister David Cameron's office, based at 10 Downing Street. Twitter policy: http://www.number10.gov.uk/number10online/2,004,218 followers | Follow
The Economist
Official site for The Economist. Follow for article updates, events and news from The Economist. To subscribe go to: http://econ.st/ddIkQq1,989,410 followers | Follow
Huffington Post
The Internet Newspaper - Curated by @kerstinshamberg, @lauralizhibbard, @socialmia, @deanpraetorius, @travelinganna1,858,378 followers | Follow
Wall Street Journal
Breaking news, investigative reporting, business coverage and features from The Wall Street Journal.1,775,454 followers | Follow
Reuters Top News
Reuters.com brings you the latest news from around the world, covering breaking news in business, politics, technology, and more.1,774,831 followers | Follow
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.1,555,634 followers | Follow
Twitter Media
Tracking cool, meaningful uses of Tweets in media, tv, sports, entertainment and journalism. Send us tips!1,062,651 followers | Follow
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.1,048,456 followers | Follow
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.1,014,487 followers | Follow
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/apstaff1,002,175 followers | Follow
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/xq1lr734,530 followers | Follow
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/xq1lr670,194 followers | Follow
VANITY FAIR
Find out first about newly posted magazine features, exclusive slide shows and videos, and pointed commentary from the VF Daily blog.577,407 followers | Follow
Shorty Awards
The Shorty Awards honor the best people producing social media content (http://shortyawards.com). The Shorty Industry Awards honor the best brands & agencies.527,727 followers | Follow
Open Government
Official Twitter account of the White House Open Government Initiative460,219 followers | Follow
Katie Couric
Single mom and soon-to-be talk show host. #Katie begins September 10th! Follow @KatieShow for more show updates!!444,676 followers | Follow
Andrew Ross Sorkin
New York Times Columnist & CNBC Squawk Box (@SquawkCNBC) Co-Anchor. Author, Too Big To Fail. Founder, @DealBook. Proud father of two boys. RTs ≠ endorsements402,183 followers | Follow
Christiane Amanpour
I'm thrilled to achieve the best of both worlds -- prime time specials at ABC and weekday shows around the world at CNN International! Email: amanpour@cnn.com329,170 followers | Follow
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]323,822 followers | Follow
Jay Carney (EOP)
An official WH twitter account. Comments & messages received through official WH pages are subject to the PRA and may be archived. Learn more wh.gov/privacy300,589 followers | Follow
The Economist
Official posts from The Economist on Business, Finance and Economics296,793 followers | Follow
Bon Appetit Magazine
283,589 followers | Follow
Real Time Economics
Economic insight and analysis from The Wall Street Journal.263,056 followers | Follow
Publishers Weekly
The international source for book publishing and bookselling news, reviews and information.262,692 followers | Follow
pbsnewshourArtBeat
The PBS NewsHour's Art Beat covers art and culture, and is brought to you by correspondent Jeffrey Brown and NewsHour reporters.256,915 followers | Follow
nationalbook
National Book Foundation, Presenter of the National Book Awards208,283 followers | Follow
60 Minutes
The most successful news magazine in TV history, offering hard-hitting investigative reports, interviews, feature segments and profiles of people in the news.179,565 followers | Follow
Jake Tapper
ABC News' Sr White House Correspondent. Dissecting my tweets with Talmudic meticulousness will result in wrong conclusions. RTs do not = endorsement.175,673 followers | Follow
Michael Pollan
Author of Food Rules; In Defense of Food; The Omnivore’s Dilemma; The Botany of Desire; A Place of My Own and Second Nature.168,070 followers | Follow
Timothy McSweeney
The Twitter feed of Timothy McSweeney's Quarterly Concern, Timothy McSweeney's Internet Tendency, and McSweeney's Books.162,536 followers | Follow
National Geographic
National Geographic - Since 1888, we've traveled the Earth, sharing stories with each new generation. See amazing images captured from around the world.160,211 followers | Follow
Nate Silver
Blogger/writer/columnist/whatever. Stats, sports, politics and food geek. Tweets are unedited and reflect solely my own views.153,399 followers | Follow
Gourmet Food News
Gourmet and food news from GourmetsGourmet.com and ShoppingBlog.com141,616 followers | Follow
ProPublica
We're a non-profit, independent newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest. Tweets usually from @amandablair and @bydanielvictor.128,442 followers | Follow
Google Research
At Google, research is performed company wide, not just in isolated labs. We produce and leverage research to build systems that are used in the real world.125,246 followers | Follow
West Wing Reports
Independent White House journalist. Paul's bio: 5 yrs Moscow, 5 yrs network TV, 5 yrs Wall St.; foreign correspondent, early stage VC. 53 countries & counting.118,356 followers | Follow
mediabistro.com
Community, jobs, courses, news, and resources from mediabistro.com and beyond. Please note that featured jobs posted to this feed are #paid.116,334 followers | Follow
Eat Me Daily
Eat Me Daily is a website / blog about food with a critical (and sometimes cynical) take on media, cookbooks, art, design, celebrity, and culture.113,301 followers | Follow
AP Stylebook
The essential style guide for journalists. Ask the Editor remains the best place to take specific style questions: bit.ly/14CdnW111,892 followers | Follow
Brian Williams
Anchor and Managing Editor of @NBCNightlyNews and @RockCenterNBC105,220 followers | Follow
HowardKurtz
Newsweek/Daily Beast guy, host of CNN's Reliable Sources, contributor to Daily-Download.com93,258 followers | Follow
David Axelrod
Former Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama. Proud Chicagoan. Views expressed through this personal account are my own.93,073 followers | Follow
The Big Picture
The Big Picture is a photo blog created by the photo editors of The Boston Globe87,848 followers | Follow
Nieman Lab
The Nieman Journalism Lab at Harvard University: Trying to figure out the future of news.85,969 followers | Follow
Foreign Affairs
In-depth insight and analysis on international affairs and U.S. foreign policy since 1922.83,343 followers | Follow
This American Life
A weekly public radio show & podcast hosted by Ira Glass, produced by Chicago Public Media, and distributed by Public Radio International.79,984 followers | Follow
Andrea Mitchell
NBC News Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent/anchor MSNBC Andrea Mitchell Reports75,745 followers | Follow
Harvard Research
Advances in research and scholarship from across Harvard University65,393 followers | Follow
Noticias Telemundo
@TelemundoNews es la página oficial en Twitter de Noticias Telemundo. Links and Retweets are not endorsements.63,790 followers | Follow
Overheard Newsroom
@OHnewsroom delivers the best overheard comments in any newsroom -- #OHnewsroom your tweets for the site. Managed by @ohmykevin.58,402 followers | Follow
BBC Good Food
Behind the scenes bites from BBC Good Food, the UK's number 1 food magazine and website. Find us online at www.bbcgoodfood.com57,273 followers | Follow
Pew Research Center
Nonpartisan, non-advocacy data and analysis on the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world.57,031 followers | Follow
The Caucus
The politics staff of The New York Times tweets the latest news, analysis and multimedia from the 2012 elections and around Washington.55,183 followers | Follow
NewYorkObserver
Nothing sacred but the truth. Follow for top stories from Observer.com, @betabeat, @gallerist_ny, @nyopolitics, @commercial_NYO, and more.54,724 followers | Follow
Harper's Magazine
An American general-interest magazine published since 1850. Tweetings by @jeremy_keehn and sundry Harpies.54,576 followers | Follow
Streetsblog SF
Covering the movement for livable streets and sustainable transportation in San Francisco and the Bay Area53,817 followers | Follow
Village Voice
America's largest weekly newspaper brings you no-feed 140-character updates on NYC food, music, news, and culture53,660 followers | Follow
Sequoia Capital
A startup building partner to founders who want to turn business ideas into enduring companies.49,746 followers | Follow
San Francisco DEM
The official profile for the San Francisco Department of Emergency Management for informational purposes only.47,219 followers | Follow
Jim Roberts
Jim Roberts is an assistant managing editor of The New York Times.40,979 followers | Follow
FT Alphaville
Instant market insight from the FT. This account is a feed of our posts. For the musings, and (occasional) rants, of the Alphaville team, pls follow @ftalpha.34,872 followers | Follow
N.Y. Times Opinion
Featuring Op-Ed essays, editorials, columns and blog posts from The New York Times's Opinion sections. Tweeting this week: @leahfinnegan and @eileenlepping33,829 followers | Follow
Journalistics
A pretty nifty blog about public relations and journalism. Managed by @jeremyporter.33,714 followers | Follow
National Journal
Washington’s premier source of nonpartisan insight on politics and policy.33,667 followers | Follow
paidContent
Part of the GigaOM network, paidContent.org provides global coverage of the business of digital content.32,934 followers | Follow
Sunset Magazine
The ultimate how-to guide for living the dream in the West32,360 followers | Follow
Associated Press
Links to the best content from the Associated Press on the Social Web.31,926 followers | Follow
NYT Global Edition
News from the International Herald Tribune, the global edition of The New York Times, and tweets from our journalists in Europe and Asia.31,752 followers | Follow
Pew Internet
The @PewResearch Center's Internet & American Life Project, a nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization.30,823 followers | Follow
Times Online Food
Food glorious food and drink - recipes, tips, top chefs, Top 10s, local and seasonal produce - curated by Times digital food and drink editor, Nick Wyke30,112 followers | Follow
TehranBureau.com
Digital News on #Iran. Tweets by @golnoushn and @DanielGeist.29,987 followers | Follow
Tim O'Brien
Executive Editor of HuffingtonPost. Former New York Times writer/editor. Writing series of historical thrillers for Random House.29,221 followers | Follow
Mediagazer
Mediagazer presents the day's must-read media news on a single page.27,513 followers | Follow
Knight Foundation
Knight Foundation supports transformational ideas that promote quality journalism, advance media innovation, engage communities and foster the arts.27,506 followers | Follow
Charlie Rose Show
Acclaimed interviewer and broadcast journalist Charlie Rose engages America's best thinkers, writers, politicians, athletes, entertainers, business leaders27,253 followers | Follow
Charlie Rose
Host of @CBSThisMorning and @CharlieRoseShow, engaging the world's most interesting people in conversation each morning and night.26,181 followers | Follow
Karen Tumulty
Trying to adapt. Also, national political correspondent for the Washington Post.26,145 followers | Follow
Betsy Fischer Martin
Executive Producer, @MeetThePress/@NBCNews. Proud native of the great City of New Orleans. More bio info here: http://bit.ly/2gTLcW25,335 followers | Follow
Bill Moyers
Tweets from Bill and his team from Moyers & Company, a weekly series of smart talk and new ideas aimed at helping viewers make sense of our tumultuous times.25,324 followers | Follow
themediaisdying
Helping flaks pitch better and update lists. *** Email tips to mediaisdying@gmail.com *** Created by @munkyfonkey25,294 followers | Follow
SAI Chart Of The Day
One chart about tech and media from @BusinessInsider, every day.25,253 followers | Follow
Media & Marketing
Media agency, marketing, advertising and entertainment news from The Wall Street Journal.24,342 followers | Follow
NYT Economix
Economix, a New York Times blog, analyzes the news and uses economics as a framework for thinking about the world.24,196 followers | Follow
Utne Reader
Utne Reader & utne.com--The best of the alternative press--are digests of independent ideas and culture. Not right, not left, but forward thinking.23,326 followers | Follow
On The Media
On the Media is a weekly radio show on all things media. On the Media is produced by WNYC and distributed by NPR.22,057 followers | Follow
Steve Inskeep
NPR's Morning Edition; author Instant City: Life and Death in Karachi, about a single dramatic day that explains our changing urban world. http://amzn.to/th26P222,044 followers | Follow
CBS Sunday Morning
Looking for CBS News Sunday Morning in your area? Find out when it airs on TV stations across the nation: http://bit.ly/Yx0OQ21,378 followers | Follow
NYTimes Multimedia
Multimedia and interactive features including audio slide shows, photos, special reports and more. This feed is maintained by Multimedia Editor Andrew DeVigal.21,107 followers | Follow
Congress.org
Congress.org is a nonpartisan news and information Web site devoted to encouraging civic participation.20,630 followers | Follow
Japan Real Time
The Wall Street Journal's Japan Real Time provides an inside track on Japan's politics, economy and culture. You can also follow us in Japanese @WSJJapan.18,289 followers | Follow
FT Life & Arts
Financial Times's Life & Arts. Lunch with the FT / Food & Drink / Style / Travel / Arts / Books / TV17,731 followers | Follow
San Francisco
SF magazine offers insightful and award-winning editorial coverage of national, regional and local issues, as well as food, fashion, travel and entertainment.17,145 followers | Follow
Obama Foodorama
From Eddie Gehman Kohan, editor of ObamaFoodorama.com, the official blog of record & archive of White House food initiatives: Policy Analysis, Recipes, Menus...16,562 followers | Follow
StoryCorps
Our mission is to provide Americans of all backgrounds and beliefs with the opportunity to record, share, and preserve the stories of our lives.15,566 followers | Follow
The Pentagon Channel
serving those who serve - official twitter page for the Pentagon Channel15,251 followers | Follow
WSJ U.S. News
Latest headlines, top stories, breaking news in the United States from The Wall Street Journal.14,705 followers | Follow
Columbia Jrn Review
Columbia Journalism Review, cjr.org. Tips/Letters: editors@cjr.org | Interview requests: media@cjr.org Subscribe: http://bit.ly/A1YaAf14,506 followers | Follow
iWatch News
Investigative journalism from the Center for Public Integrity, a nonprofit newsroom holding power accountable since 1989. Hosted by @sarahwhitmire14,455 followers | Follow
صدای آمريکا - فارسی
The Voice of America is one of the worlds leading sources for news. بخش فارسی شبکه خبری صدای آمریکا13,679 followers | Follow
WSJ Middle East News
The Wall Street Journal Mideast has the latest news and photos on and from the Middle East.13,212 followers | Follow
Ari Shapiro
NPR White House Correspondent & occasional guest-singer with Pink Martini12,828 followers | Follow
ColumbiaJournalism
Tweets about Columbia J-School, highlighting events and speakers at the school, as well as faculty, alumni and student work.12,179 followers | Follow
Reuters Politics
11,899 followers | Follow
Naomi Starkman
Good Food Advocate. Food Policy Consultant. Co-Founder/Editor-in-Chief, CivilEats.com.11,730 followers | Follow
Susan Page
Washington Bureau Chief of USA Today, now covering my 9th presidential campaign. (Still trying to get it right.)11,546 followers | Follow
San Francisco Appeal
San Francisco's online newspaper: SF news, events, and culture.11,525 followers | Follow
Society of Pro Journ
Tweets from the Society of Professional Journalists. Improving and protecting journalism since 1909. Contact: spj at spj.org / 317-927-800011,462 followers | Follow
Afghanistan News
Afghanistan News from TRCBNews.com - Local News from Afghanistan11,462 followers | Follow
jodikantor
NY Times reporter, Brooklynite, Mom. Author of The Obamas, about the president and first lady's adjustment to office. More on jodikantor.net11,317 followers | Follow
SFChron_alert
Get breaking news alerts on the Bay Area's biggest stories from the San Francisco Chronicle and SFGate.com.10,558 followers | Follow
Food Declaration
Working to ensure every aspect of our food—from the time it’s grown to the time it’s eaten— can be healthy, safe, profitable, affordable and fair.10,234 followers | Follow
Online News Assn.
ONA offers training and networking for digital journalists around the world. Tweets by @JMizgata, @vaguity and @jmfbrooks.10,129 followers | Follow
Daily Californian
UC Berkeley's independent student newspaper. Established in 1871, independent since 1971.9,034 followers | Follow
Business Roundtable
Creating U.S. jobs and maintaining American competitiveness in the international economy. Read our blog: http://www.brt.org/blog8,991 followers | Follow
Kennedy Family
The Official Twitter account of the family of the late senator, Edward M. Kennedy8,633 followers | Follow
Longshot Magazine
Welcome to Longshot Magazine, a raucous experiment in using new tools to erase media's old limits. We're going to write, design, edit, and ship a mag in 2 days.8,100 followers | Follow
carl hulse
NYT Deputy Washington Bureau Chief; recovering Congressional reporter7,382 followers | Follow
Roxana Saberi
Writer, freelance journalist, human rights advocate. E-mail roxsaberi@gmail.com.7,295 followers | Follow
New Yorker News Desk
We're the news blog for The New Yorker, providing notes on Washington and the world.6,900 followers | Follow
Bay Bridge
Get the latest updates about the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge Seismic Safety Projects6,855 followers | Follow
SF Bay Guardian
To tweet the news and raise hell: the hottest arts, culture, and politics tidings from around the Bay, plus special deals on local swag to keep you fresh.6,688 followers | Follow
hari sreenivasan
PBS NewsHour Correspondent/ Dir. Digitial Partnerships. http://on.fb.me/FacebookHari http://gplus.to/sreenivasan RTs do not equal endorsements6,618 followers | Follow
USATOnPolitics
USA TODAY's blog on the news, the people and the road to Election Day. Anchored by Catalina Camia.6,322 followers | Follow
NYTimes Obituaries
New York Times Obituaries and related content. Curated by @DSlotnik on the obits desk.6,141 followers | Follow
Jay Willingham
Here at Daily Infographic, we spend hours searching the internet for the most visually stimulating, mind blowing infographics and deliver them to you daily.6,075 followers | Follow
FT Digital Media
A group for those interested in following the proceedings of FT Digital Media Conference 2012, 7-8 March in London. #ftmedia125,915 followers | Follow
The Takeaway
Live radio on the American conversation from @WNYC and @PRI. Tweets by @alexmontjohn and @torystarr3.5,651 followers | Follow
Culinary Trends Mag
California & Nevada's premier food insider/trade culinary magazine, Executive Editor Carleigh Connelly5,273 followers | Follow
The Washington Post
News and analysis about politics, politicians, big business and the economy.4,636 followers | Follow
Pop-Up Magazine
The world's first live magazine | Stories, documentary films, photography, and radio, live on stage at Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco | Plus drinks.4,365 followers | Follow
Ronn Owens
Talk Show Host, KGO Radio in San Francisco. Weekdays 9am-noon http://www.facebook.com/ronnowens3,861 followers | Follow
Salon Politics
Fiercely independent coverage of politics and power from Salon.com3,683 followers | Follow
CUNY J-School
True convergence journalism in NYC. Ask us about our Entrepreneurial Journalism program!3,483 followers | Follow
CSMonitor Politics
Political news from the Pulitzer Prize-winning Christian Science Monitor. (Curated by @DW_Grant - friend of @breakfastguy, @linda_feldmann and @RussellChaddock)3,201 followers | Follow
Darfur Conflict
Project by Lehigh University students, in conjunction with the United Nations, shares commentary, news, and analysis about the situation in #Darfur and #Sudan.3,013 followers | Follow
Post Opinions
Op-Eds, Quick Takes, Cartoons and Animations from The Washington Post2,922 followers | Follow
AAJA National
Supporting Asian, Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders in journalism & encouraging newsroom diversity. Join us Aug. 1-4, 2012, for UNITY in Las Vegas.2,336 followers | Follow
mikegehrke
political hack If you think my tweets represent the views of my employer, you haven't been paying attention.2,324 followers | Follow
Leslie Guevarra
Leslie is a media & communications professional who tweets about sustainability, innovation, media & more. Opinions are my own.2,303 followers | Follow
FT Special Reports
Exclusive in-depth news, features and analysis from the Financial Times' Special Reports desk2,295 followers | Follow
Berkeley J-School
Official Twitter for the Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism.2,013 followers | Follow
kdmcBerkeley
Keeping journalists current in a time of change. Knight Digital Media Center at UC Berkeley.1,618 followers | Follow
Know Newspapers
The official Twitter account for the KnowNewspapers blackout petition in 20091,566 followers | Follow
This I Believe
an international nonprofit organization engaging people in writing, sharing, and discussing the core values that guide their daily lives.1,544 followers | Follow
PEN/Faulkner
We recognize excellence in fiction, host an annual reading series, and bring writers into DC classrooms, all in the name of promoting a love of literature.1,518 followers | Follow
Back Issues
Timely notes from The New Yorker’s archive, run by Jon Michaud and Erin Overbey.1,504 followers | Follow
Jackie Calmes
Mother of Sarah & Carrie, White House & fiscal policy reporter for the New York Times, formerly at the Wall Street Journal, native of Ohio, ex- of Texas1,377 followers | Follow
Margaret Warner
Senior Correspondent at the PBS NewsHour, and lead correspondent of Overseas Reporting Unit, traveling the world pursuing must-know stories.1,329 followers | Follow
BreakingnewsEgypt
1,260 followers | Follow
The Magaziner
The Magaziner is a site that focuses on the intersection between magazines and the digital frontier, and what it means for the medium.956 followers | Follow
New City Reader
The New City Reader is a temporary newspaper that will be published from Oct 6, 2010 to Jan 9, 2011 as part of the Last Newspaper exhibition at the New Museum.808 followers | Follow
Doug Mills
762 followers | Follow
Jeanne Cummings
Political reporter and Deputy Government Editor for Bloomberg News661 followers | Follow
Paul Haven
I am the Associated Press bureau chief in Havana, Cuba and the author of two children's books Two Hot Dogs With Everything and The Seven Keys of Balabad641 followers | Follow
RMN_RockyNewsroom
Tweets from RockyMountainNews.com news desk on upcoming plans, coverage and news598 followers | Follow
USC Annenberg AMSA
The Annenberg Masters Student Association’s goal is to enhance the academic, professional, and social experience of Annenberg Graduate/Professional students.322 followers | Follow
AAJA Media Watch
Asian American Journalists Association's MediaWatch monitors news coverage of the Asian American community281 followers | Follow
Youth Radio Eats
Youth Radio EATS is a food journal produced by Youth Radio teen interns who work hands-on to make healthy and delicious food, research community issues....274 followers | Follow
Marc Herman
Journalist, Contributing editor at Pacific Standard magazine @PacificStand272 followers | Follow
JStartup News
Helping news people find, rate and discuss news about journalism startups and new biz models. Got news? http://jstartup.com/items/new253 followers | Follow
AAJA San Francisco
244 followers | Follow
Edmund Harris
200 followers | Follow
SOGB Forum 2010
State of Green Business Forum 2010, February 4th in San Francisco, February 9th in Chicago98 followers | Follow
USAT Breaking News
Thanks for your interest. We discontinued this account to focus on @usatoday. Please follow us there!0 followers | Follow
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