The Daily Beast is known for quick-reads, well-reported world news stories and left-leaning opinion pieces. The site was launched in 2008 and was merged with Newsweek from 2010 to 2013. Get to know the writers at Daily Beast with the biggest following on Twitter. This week we take a look at the top 10 Daily Beast staffers on Twitter, ranked by number of followers. Using Cision’s media database, we compiled our list based on Cision’s proprietary research. Follower counts were pulled on February 1, 2017, and may change over time.
1. Goldie Taylor – Editor at Large – 110,186
— G O L D I E. (@goldietaylor) January 29, 2017
2. Michael Weiss – Senior Editor – 72,310
Steve Bannon Builds a New Node of Power in the White House https://t.co/LCv2sbagfK via @thedailybeast
— Michael Weiss (@michaeldweiss) February 1, 2017
3. Noah Shachtman – Executive Editor – 66,431
I got Trump's draft executive order to cut UN funding. Read it for yourself: https://t.co/pr9hCMi9CL
— Noah Shachtman (@NoahShachtman) January 26, 2017
4. Erin Gloria Ryan – Senior Editor – 66,094
https://twitter.com/morninggloria/status/826464418414354437
5. Mike Barnicle – Columnist – 63,087
Danger Ahead: Steve Bannon Is Making Sure There’s No White House Paper Trail, Says Intel Source | Foreign Policy https://t.co/r0nhzRvA1Z
— Mike Barnicle (@mikebarnicle) February 1, 2017
6. Dean Obediallah – Columnist – 48,815
The Dean Obeidallah Show is on LIVE right now for the next 3 hours right here on @SXMProgress ch.127 ! Call us to chime in at 866-997-4748
— (((DeanObeidallah))) (@Deanofcomedy) February 1, 2017
7. Betsy Woodruff – Political Reporter – 38,458
For people following the legal battle over what happened at #Dulles, here is some news https://t.co/fezpgTxYb8
— Betsy Woodruff (@woodruffbets) January 31, 2017
8. John Avlon – Editor in Chief – 35,311
Heading to the Real Time set now – this is gonna be fun. https://t.co/sZAoq8Yg5O
— John Avlon (@JohnAvlon) January 28, 2017
9. David Cay Johnston – Columnist – 32,207
Trump Eyes Using Nukes. Says he keeps campaign promises; said he'd use nukes. My@thedailybeast column. https://t.co/PSFMqsHSgg
— David Cay Johnston (@DavidCayJ) February 1, 2017
10. Marlow Stern – Senior Entertainment Editor – 26,594
https://twitter.com/MarlowNYC/status/826506079035150337
