21st-century American women journalists

Dianna Marie Russini is an American sports journalist who worked as a National Football League (NFL) reporter and insider.

American talk show host, actress, producer, and author (born 1954)

American activist and journalist (born 1934)

American broadcast journalist (1929–2022)

Dame Anna Wintour is a British and American media executive who served as editor-in-chief of Vogue from 1988 to 2025. Currently, Wintour serves as global chief content officer and artist director at Condé Nast. Known for her trademark pageboy bob haircut and dark sunglasses, Wintour is regarded as the most powerful woman in publishing, and has become an important figure in the fashion world, serving as the lead chairperson of the annual haute couture Met Gala global fashion spectacle in Manhattan since the 1990s. Wintour is praised for her skill in identifying emerging fashion trends, but has been criticised for her reportedly aloof and demanding personality.

American businesswoman, writer, TV personality (born 1941)

Jennette McCurdy is an American writer and former actress. Her breakthrough role as Sam Puckett in the Nickelodeon sitcom iCarly (2007–2012) won her four Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards. She reprised the character in the iCarly spin-off series Sam & Cat (2013–2014) before leaving Nickelodeon. She also appeared in the television series Malcolm in the Middle (2003–2005), Zoey 101 (2005), Lincoln Heights (2007), True Jackson, VP (2009–2010), and Victorious (2012). She produced, wrote, and starred in her own webseries, What's Next for Sarah? (2014), and led the science-fiction series Between (2015–2016).

Palestinian-American journalist (1971–2022)

American journalist and historian (born 1964)

Greek and American businesswoman (born 1950)

Iranian-born journalist

American journalist (1957-)

American author and journalist

American war correspondent (1956–2012)

Megyn Marie Kelly is an American journalist, attorney, political commentator, and media personality. She hosts The Megyn Kelly Show, a talk show and podcast that airs daily on SiriusXM's Triumph channel and has over 4 million subscribers on YouTube. Kelly previously worked at Fox News from 2004 to 2017, where she hosted programs including America Live and The Kelly File, and at NBC News from 2017 to 2018, where she anchored Megyn Kelly Today. In 2025, she launched MK Media, a podcast and video network featuring commentary and news programs from independent creators. She was named one of Time's 100 most influential people of 2014 and 2025.

American journalist, presenter, producer, and author

American political commentator and writer (born 1988)

American radio and television host (born 1963)

American journalist

American documentary film director and producer (born 1964)

former executive editor of The New York Times

Laura Elizabeth Loomer is an American far-right political activist, conspiracy theorist, and internet personality.

American author

Tatiana Celia Kennedy Schlossberg was an American environmental journalist and author. She worked as a science and climate reporter for The New York Times and wrote for several other publications, including The Atlantic, The Washington Post, Vanity Fair, and Bloomberg News. Her book Inconspicuous Consumption: The Environmental Impact You Don't Know You Have was published by Grand Central Publishing in 2019.

American writer and journalist (1967–2020)

Indian novelist and film director (1942–2023)

American far-right activist, blogger, commentator and conspiracy theorist

American political pundit

American journalist

American politician (1925-2018)

Kimberly Guilfoyle is an American diplomat, media personality, and former prosecutor who has served as the United States ambassador to Greece since 2025. She served as an advisor and led the fundraising division of the Trump 2020 presidential campaign.

American broadcast journalist, author, television personality and female empowerment advocate

American photojournalist (1913–2012)

American advice columnist (1918-2013)

American journalist

Canadian sports broadcaster and actress

American journalist and author

American journalist and politician

American journalist

American journalist

Savannah Clark Guthrie is an American broadcast journalist and attorney. She is a main co-anchor of the NBC News morning show Today, a position she has held since July 2012.

American journalist

American writer (1968–2022)

Bari Weiss is an American political commentator who is the editor-in-chief of CBS News. She was an op-ed and book review editor at The Wall Street Journal from 2013 to 2017 and an op-ed staff editor and writer on culture and politics at The New York Times from 2017 to 2020. Weiss founded the media company The Free Press and hosts the podcast Honestly.

American television journalist (born 1976)

American journalist

American writer

American biographer and historian (born 1943)

American journalist (born 1965)

American politician (born 1983)

American writer

American writer

American journalist, television newscaster and author (1955–2016)

author, Neopagan, and National Public Radio reporter (1946–2014)

American political commentator (born 1970)

American television personality, author and broadcast journalist for CBS News

American legal commentator, television host, television journalist, and former prosecutor

Kaitlan Collins is an American journalist and news anchor at CNN. She is the former co-anchor of CNN This Morning. She has hosted The Source at 9 p.m. since July 10, 2023. She also served as the network's chief White House correspondent from January 2021 until November 2022. Previously, she was the White House correspondent for the website The Daily Caller. She resumed her role as CNN's chief White House correspondent for the second Trump presidency.

American lobbyist, politician, & businessperson (1961-)

American journalist