Mapping the top 50 media tweeters

Journalists and news outlets on Twitter ranked according to Portland’s ‘Newstweet Index’ for the third quarter of 2011.

Top 50 media tweeters

	Twitter name	Real name	Job	Organisation
. Source: Portland
1	fieldproducer	Neal Mann	digital news editor	Sky News
2	mediaguardian	MediaGuardian.co.uk		The Guardian
3	arusbridger	Alan Rusbridger	editor, the Guardian; editor-in-chief, Guardian News & Media	The Guardian
4	afneil	Andrew Neil	presenter, BBC1 This Week; presenter, BBC2 Daily Politics; chairman, Spectator Magazines; chairman, ITP Magazines (Dubai); chairman, World Media Rights (London)	BBC
5	guardiannews	Guardian News Feed		The Guardian
6	bengoldacre	Ben Goldacre	author, Bad Science column	The Guardian
7	bbc5live	BBC Radio 5 Live		BBC
8	charlesarthur	Charles Arthur	technology editor	The Guardian
9	paulmasonnews	Paul Mason	Newsnight economics editor	BBC
10	gracedent	Grace Dent	columnist	The Guardian
11	faisalislam	Faisal Islam	economics editor	Channel 4 News
12	krishgm	Krishnan Guru-Murthy	news presenter	Channel 4 News
13	ruskin147	Rory Cellan-Jones	technology correspondent	BBC
14	suttonnick	Nick Sutton	editor of BBC Radio 4′s The World at One, The World This Weekend and What The Papers Say	BBC
15	iankatz1000	Ian Katz	deputy editor	The Guardian
16	commentisfree	Jessica Reed	assistant editor, Comment is Free	The Guardian
17	bglendenning	Barry Glendenning	deputy sports editor	The Guardian
18	xtophercook	Chris Cook	education correspondent	Financial Times
19	tim	Tim Bradshaw	digital media correspondent	Financial Times
20	archiebland	Archie Bland	foreign editor	Independent
21	guardiantech	Guardian Tech Feed		The Guardian
22	jemimakiss	Jemima Kiss	media reporter	The Guardian
23	estheraddley	Esther Addley	senior news writer	The Guardian
24	inglesi	Piers Scholfield	BBC World Service journalist	BBC
25	holysmoke	Damian Thompson	editor, Telegraph blogs	Daily Telegraph
26	henrywinter	Henry Winter	Daily Telegraph football correspondent and columnist for the Sunday Telegraph	Daily Telegraph, Sunday Telegraph
27	tobyharnden	Toby Harnden	US editor	Daily Telegraph
28	hwallop	Harry Wallop	retail editor	Daily Telegraph
29	skymarkwhite	Mark White	home affairs correspondent	Sky News
30	richardpbacon	Richard Bacon	Radio 5 Live presenter	BBC
31	pollycurtis	Polly Curtis	Whitehall correspondent	The Guardian
32	jackschofield	Jack Schofield	author, Ask Jack column	The Guardian
33	alextomo	Alex Thomson	chief correspondent and presenter	Channel 4 News
34	jonswaine	Jon Swaine	New York correspondent	Daily Telegraph
35	michaelsavage	Michael Savage	political staff	The Times
36	jamescrabtree	James Crabtree	comment page editor	Financial Times
37	j_freedland	Jonathan Freedland	columnist for the Guardian, presenter of BBC R4′s The Long View	BBC and the Guardian
38	janinegibson	Janine Gibson	editor-in-chief, Guardian US	The Guardian
39	amolrajan	Amol Rajan	columnist	The Independent
40	benfenton	Ben Fenton	media correspondent	Financial Times
41	lindseyhilsum	Lindsey Hilsum	international editor	Channel 4 News
42	johannhari101	Johann Hari	journalist	The Independent
43	kate_day	Kate Day	social media and engagement editor	Daily Telegraph
44	shanerichmond	Shane Richmond	head of technology	Daily Telegraph
45	bryony_gordon	Bryony Gordon	columnist	Daily Telegraph
46	edwestonline	Ed West	journalist	Daily Telegraph
47	darshnasoni	Darsha Soni	Midlands correspondent	Channel 4 News
48	niallpaterson	Niall Paterson	defence correspondent	Sky News
49	christopherhope	Christopher Hope	Whitehall editor	Daily Telegraph
50	megpickard	Meg Pickard	head of digital engagement	The Guardian

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