Broadcast news media is full of many familiar faces and voices. This week, we have rounded up the most influential women on air at cable news networks, ranked by number of Twitter followers. Using Cision’s media database, we compiled the list based on Cision’s proprietary research. This list changes over time as Twitter followers update in real-time; all numbers were pulled April 22, 2015.

 

1.  Rachel Maddow – Host, The Rachel Maddow Show on MSNBC – 3,164,007

 

 

2.  Sarah Palin – Contributor, FOX News Channel – 1,142,247

 

 

3.  Megyn Kelly – Host, The Kelly File , FOX News Channel – 950,504

 

 

4.  Rachel Nichols – Sports Anchor, CNN – 690,108

 

 

5.  Dana Perino – Host, The Five, FOX News Channel – 612,214

 

 

6.  Laura Ingraham – Contributor, FOX News Channel – 526,347

 

 

7.  Stacey Dash – Contributor, FOX News Channel – 484,158

 

 

8.  Donna Brazile – Contributor, CNN – 432,658

 

 

9.  Elizabeth Hasselbeck – Host, FOX & Friends, FOX News Channel – 400,715

 

 

10.  Soledad O’Brien – Special Correspondent, Al Jazeera America – 383,507

 

 

[Image courtesy of Marcin Wichary on Flickr.]

 

 

 

 

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