Journalism
- Joel Achenbach A.B. 1982, writer for The Washington Post and author of the Post's Achenblog
- R. W. Apple, Jr. A.B. 1957, writer for The New York Times
- Hamilton Fish Armstrong A.B. 1914, editor of Foreign Policy
- William Attwood A.B. 1941, U.S. Ambassador and publisher of Newsday
- Kate Betts, A.B. 1986, editor-in-chief of Harper's Bazaar.
- John Brooks A.B. 1942, author and staff member, The New Yorker
- Robert Caro A.B. 1957, Pulitzer Prize-winning non-fiction writer
- Patrick Chovanec A.B. 1993, commentator on the economy of the People's Republic of China in Western media
- Lisa R. Cohen Ferris professor of journalism, Emmy-winning television producer, author
- Burton Crane 1922, The New York Times foreign correspondent and financial author
- Bosley Crowther A.B. 1928, film critic at The New York Times
- Frank Deford A.B. 1961, writer for Sports Illustrated and broadcaster on U.S. radio and television.
- Marc Fisher, writer for The Washington Post
- F. Scott Fitzgerald A.B. 1917, novelist and short-story author.
- Barton Gellman A.B. 1982, editor at The Washington Post and Pulitzer Prize-winner
- Richard Just A.B 2001, managing editor, The New Republic
- Charlie Gibson A.B. 1965, journalist, former Good Morning America host, anchor of ABC World News Tonight
- Robert Hilferty A.B. 1982, writer for Bloomberg News, New York, The New York Times, Opera News, and The Village Voice
- Olivier Kamanda B.S.E 2003, editor, Foreign Policy Digest
- Donald Kirk A.B. 1959, national correspondent, Chicago Tribune
- Rick Klein A.B. 1998, author of The Note (ABC News).
- Richard Kluger A.B. 1956, Pulitzer Prize-winning author, journalist and book publisher
- Doug Lederman A.B. 1984, co-founder and editor of Inside Higher Ed and former editor at The Chronicle of Higher Education
- John S. Martin A.B. 1923, managing editor, Time
- Robert McLean A.B. 1913, publisher, Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
- John B. Oakes A.B. 1934, editorial page editor, The New York Times
- Don Oberdorfer A.B. 1952, writer for The Washington Post, current professor at Johns Hopkins University
- Norimitsu Onishi A.B. 1992, reporter for The New York Times
- T.R. Reid A.B. 1966, former correspondent, The Washington Post and bestselling non-fiction author.
- Maria Ressa B.S.E. – CNN Anchor
- James Ridgeway A.B. 1959, editor and writer, New Republic and The Village Voice
- Rick Stengel A.B. 1977 – managing editor of Time
- Mark Stevens A.B. 1973, film critic for New York and co-author of De Kooning: An American Master
- John Stossel A.B. 1969, ABC News anchor/correspondent
- Annalyn Swan A.B. 1973, co-author of 2005 Pulitzer Prize-winning De Kooning: An American Master
- Robert McLean A.B. 19, publisher, Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
- John S. Martin A.B. 1923, managing editor, Time
- Katrina vanden Heuvel A.B. 1981 – editor of The Nation
- Christine Whelan A.B. 1999, contributor to The Wall Street Journal and others, author of Why Smart Men Marry Smart Women
- Alexander Wolff A.B. 1979 – Writer for Sports Illustrated
- Robert Sterling Yard B.A. 1883 – journalist for the New York Sun and New York Herald, editor-in-chief of The Century Magazine; later founder and first president of The Wilderness Society
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Famous quotes containing the word journalism:
“Literature is the art of writing something that will be read twice; journalism what will be grasped at once.”
—Cyril Connolly (1903–1974)
“In America the President reigns for four years, and Journalism governs for ever and ever.”
—Oscar Wilde (1854–1900)
“In journalism it is simpler to sound off than it is to find out. It is more elegant to pontificate than it is to sweat.”
—Harold Evans (b. 1928)