A list in progress (updated May 10, 2025)
- Nate Weisberg `24 — editor, Washington Monthly
- Chandler Presson `21— Interiors Market Editor, Modern Luxury
- Lery Hiciano `20 — staff writer, Taipei Times
- Blaise Malley `20 — freelance
- Torrey Hart `19 — newsletters editor, The Athletic [Oakland, CA]
- Malea Martin `19 — assistant editor, Preservation Magazine
- Ellis Simani `17 — data reporter, Pro Publica
- Carlos Ballesteros `16 — reporter, Injustice Watch
- John Hyatt `16 — staff writer, Forbes
- Jack Houghteling `14 — MandateWire reporter, Financial Times
- Emmanuel Camarillo `14 — reporter, Chicago Sun-Times
- Tori Gaines `13 — reporter KTVU-TV, Oakland/San Francisco
- Caroline Mimbs Nyce `13 — deputy editor of newsletters at The New Yorker.
- Jeremy Merrill `12 — data reporter, Washington Post
- Rachel Brody `12 —senior staff editor, New York Times
- Jilian Raftery `12 —freelance
- Tina Nguyen `11 — Senior Reporter, The Verge
- Michael Wilner `11 —Washington biureau chief, Los Angeles Times
- Lauren Reddy `09 — senior director, audience & editorial strategy, The New York Times
- Sahil Kapur `09 — senior national political reporter, NBC
- Helena Bottemiller Evich `09 — founder and editor-in-chief, Food Fix
- Luke Johnson `09 — freelance
- Ben Fawkes `09 — Senior Sports Betting Analyst at Yahoo Sports
- Cameron Joseph `08 – senior Washington reporter, Christian Science Monitor
- Alex Griffing `08 — senior editor, reporter, Mediaite
- David Enrich `01 — deputy investigations editor, New York Times
- Steve Grove `00 — CEO and publisher, Minneapolis Star-Tribune.
- Lori Kozlowski, `00, CEO & founder, More Light
- Rubaina Azhar `93 — Multiplatform editing lead, Los Angeles Times
- Scott Woolley `92 — Freelance; author of The Network
- Michael Shear `90 — White House Correspondent, New York Times
- Henry Olsen `83 — columnist, Washington Post
- Gregg Jarrett `77 — legal analyst, Fox News
- Patrick Pexton `76 — editor, CQCyber
- Leonard Apcar `75 — Professional-in-Residence and holder of the Wendell Gray Switzer Jr. Endowed Chair in Media Literacy, LSU; For 24 years,he was senior editor at The New York Times; a reporter for 12 years at The Wall Street Journal in Detroit, Washington, and Dallas.
- Jeff Klein `75 — CalMatters board member, formerly SVP and general manager, news at the Los Angeles Times
- Ken Greenberg `75 — principal, Edgewise
- Louis A. “Skip” Weiss `74 — publisher, Caregiving and Chicago Health
In addition, two deceased alumni left a mark on American journalism. Nick Williams `59 was a foreign correspondent for the Los Angeles Times. Robert S. Diamond `61 wrote for the Arizona Republic, the Los Angeles Times, and Fortune.