This list includes the top 10 music journalists on Twitter, at the top 10 national daily newspapers in the U.S. Using Cision’s media database, we compiled the list of journalists based on Cision’s proprietary research. The list is ranked by the number of Twitter followers as of December 1, 2011.

1. Greg Kot – Rock Critic – Chicago Tribune – 8,345

2. Anne Midgette – Music Critic – The Washington Post – 5,657

3. Jim Fusilli – Music Critic – The Wall Street Journal – 4,890

4. Jon Caramanica – Contributing Fashion Columnist & Music Reviewer – The New York Times – 4,635

5. Jon Pareles – Pop Music Critic – The New York Times – 4,047

6. Nate Chinen – Music Critic – The New York Times – 2,902

7. Ben Sisario – Reporter – The New York Times – 2,536

8. Ben Ratliff – Critic – The New York Times – 2,318

9. Chris Richards – Pop Music Critic – The Washington Post – 1,864

10. Allen Kozinn – Critic – The New York Times – 1,758

 

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