My list is decidedly different. I chose people whose contributions, judgement and commentary I respect.
| Mediaite’s Most Influential in News | Eric Burleigh’s List of Thought Leaders in Media |
| 1. Suzanne Scott Fox News | 1. Kara Swisher |
| 2. Elon Musk | 2. Andrew Ross Sorkin CNBC |
| 3. Chris Licht and David Zaslav | 3. Maggie Haberman NYT |
| 4. Tucker Carlson Fox News | 4. Maureen Dowd NYT |
| 5. Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinsski MSNBC | 5. Jim Acosta CNN |
| 6. Sean Hannity Fox | 6. Chris Wallace CNN |
| 7. Matt Drudge | 7. Bill Maher HBO |
| 8. Lester Holt, Norah O’Donnell and David Muir | 8. Jonathan Karl ABC |
| 9. Maggie Haberman | 9. Karine Jean-Pierre White House Press Sec |
| 10. Greg Gutfeld | 10. Sam Harris |
| 11. Ben Shapiro | 11. Charles Barkley TNT |
| 12. Jake Tapper CNN | 12. Nicole Wallace MSNBC |
Esot-eric 