- David Bradley: He is the Chairman and Owner of Atlantic Media Company. He is on the Board of Directors of the New America Foundation (NAF).
- Francis Fukuyama: He is Chairman of the Editorial Board of The American Interest. He is on the Board of Directors at NAF. He is also a Non-Resident Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (CEIP). He is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR).
- Walter Russell Mead: He is Editor-at-Large of The American Interest. He is on the Board of Directors at NAF.
- Michael Lind: He is a columnist for Salon magazine and has been an editor or staff writer for numerous other publications; he is a co-founder at NAF and is the Policy Director of NAF's Economic Growth Program.
- James Fallows: He is a National Correspondent for The Atlantic Monthly and formerly Editor of US News & World Report. He is a Founding Chairman of NAF's Board of Directors.
- Steve Clemons: He is Editor-in-Chief of AtlanticLive and Washington Editor-at-Large of The Atlantic; he helped launch NAF and remains a senior fellow there.
- Sherle Schwenninger: He was a founding Editor of World Policy Journal; he co-founded NAF and directs its Economic Growth and American Strategy Program.
- Peter Bergen: He is a national security analyst for CNN. He is the Director of the National Security Studies Program at NAF. He is also a panel member of the Bipartisan Policy Center's (BPC) Homeland Security Project.
- Liza Mundy: She is a staffer writer at the Washington Post; she is on leave as a fellow at NAF; now a contributing editor at Politico and back at NAF
- Amy Goldstein: She is on a reporter for the Washington Post's national staff; she is on leave as a public policy scholar at the Wilson Center.
- Fareed Zakaria: He is the host of Fareed Zakaria GPS on CNN and Editor-at-Large at Time; he is a co-chair of New America Foundation's (NAF) National Security Advisory Council; he is on the Board of Directors at CFR.
- Matt Yglesias: He used to write for The Atlantic, then worked at Center for American Progress (CAP), and is now at Slate.
- Yochi Dreazen: He is a senior national security correspondent for National Journal; he is a writer in residence at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS).
- Thomas Ricks: He is a former writer for the Washington Post and writes an online blog for ForeignPolicy.com. He is a Senior Fellow at CNAS.
- E.J. Dionne: He is an op-ed columnist for the Washington Post; he is a senior fellow of governance studies at the Brookings Institution.
- Robert Kagan: He is a monthly columnist for the Washington Post; he is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution.
- Steve Forbes: He is the head of Forbes, Inc.; he is a Trustee at the Heritage Foundation.
- Judith Miller: She is a contributing writer at NewsMax; she is a Director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (ACUS).
- Margaret Carlson: She is a columnist for Bloomberg News; she is on the Board of Trustees of the German Marshall Fund (GMF).
- John Harris: He is the Editor-in-Chief of Politico; he is on the Board of Trustees of GMF.
- David Ignatius: He is a columnist for the Washington Post; he is on the Board of Trustees of GMF.
- Laura Blumenfeld: She was a writer at the Washington Post; she is a Senior Fellow at GMF.
- Jonah Goldberg: He is editor at large of the National Review Online and a member of USA Today's Board of Contributors; he is a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI).
- Marc Thiessen: He writes a weekly online column for the Washington Post; he is a fellow at AEI.
- Jonathan Rauch: He is a contributing editor of National Journal and The Atlantic; he is a Guest Scholar at the Brookings Institution.
- Tucker Carlson: He is Editor-in-Chief of the Daily Caller and a commentator for the Fox News Channel. He is a Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute.
- P.J. O'Rourke: He is a correspondent for The Atlantic. He is the H.L. Mencken Research Fellow at the Cato Institute.
- Ronald Balko: He is a senior writer and investigative reporter for the Huffington Post. He is a Media Fellow at the Cato Institute.
- Ronald Bailey: He is the science correspondent for Reason magazine. He is a Media Fellow at the Cato Institute.
- Richard Rahn: He is a weekly economic columnist for The Washington Times. He is a Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute.
- Cathy Young: She is a columnist for the Boston Globe. She is a Media Fellow at the Cato Institute.
- Bill Schneider: He was a Senior Political Analyst at CNN as is a contributor to the Al Jazeera English network. He is a Distinguished Resident Fellow and Resident Scholar at Third Way.
- Moses Naim: He is the Chief International Columnist for El Pais. He is a Senior Associate at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace's (CEIP) International Economics Program.
- Michael Adler: He is a Foreign Correspondent for Agence France-Presse. He is a Public Policy Scholar, Middle East Program, at the Wilson Center.
- Mark Mazzetti: He is a National Security Correspondent for the New York Times. He is a Public Policy Scholar, History and Public Policy Program, at the Wilson Center.
- Lawrence Altman: He is a writer for the New York Times. He is a Senior Scholar at the Wilson Center.
- Ramesh Ponnuru: He is a Senior Editor for National Review. He is a Visiting Fellow at AEI.
- Noah Shachtman: He is a Contributing Editor to Wired magazine. He is a Nonresident Fellow at the Brookings Institution.
- Chris Hayes: He is Editor-at-Large of The Nation and hosts All In with Chris Hayes on MSNBC. He was a Bernard Schwartz Fellow at the New America Foundation (NAF).
- Michael Barone: He is the Senior Political Analyst for the Washington Examiner. He is a Resident Fellow at AEI.
- Jared Bernstein: He is a contributor to CNBC and MSBNC. He is a Senior Fellow at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP).
- Sebastian Mallaby: He is a contributing columnist for the Washington Post, where he previously served as a staff columnist and editorial board member. He is a Senior Fellow at CFR.
- Barbara Slavin: She is a Washington correspondent for Al-Monitor.com. She is Acting Director of Atlantic Council's Future of Iran Initiative.
- Franklin Foer: He is the previous Editor of the New Republican magazine, and a former writer for Slate and New York magazine. He is a Fellow at New America.
The following media-connected people are all members of the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). Please note that this is by no means a complete list.
- Mika Brzezinski: She is a co-host of MSNBC's Morning Joe; She is a member of CFR.
- Tom Brokaw: He is a special correspondent for NBC News; he is a member of CFR and serves on its Board of Directors.
- David Bradley: He is Chairman of The Atlantic Media Company. He is on the Board of Directors at CFR.
- Erin Burnett: The former CNBC host now has her own show on CNN called Erin Burnett OutFront; she is a member of CFR.
- Katie Couric: She is a special correspondent for ABC News; she is a member of CFR.
- Rana Foroohar: She is a writer for Time; she is a member of CFR.
- Sanjay Gupta: He is CNN's chief medical correspondent; he is a member of CFR.
- David Ignatius: He is a writer for the Washington Post; he is a member of CFR.
- Glenn Kessler: He is a writer for the Washington Post; he is a member of CFR.
- Charles Krauthammer: He is a syndicated columnist and contributing editor to the Weekly Standard and The New Republic, among other things; he is a member of CFR.
- Nicholas Kristof: He is a writer for The New York Times; he is a member of CFR.
- Jon Meacham: He is a contributing editor to Time, among other things; he is a member of CFR.
- Rupert Murdock: He is founder, chairman, and CEO of News Corp.; he is a member of CFR.
- Moises Naim: He writes columns for a variety of publications; he is a member of CFR.
- Dan Rather: He is the managing editor and anchor of the television news magazine Dan Rather Reports; he is a member of CFR.
- David Stanger: He is a correspondent for the New York Times; he is a member of CFR.
- Leslie Stahl: She is a 60 Minutes correspondent; she is a member of CFR.
- Bruce Stokes: He is a columnist for the National Journal; he is a member of CFR as well as a Senior Transatlantic Fellow for Economics at the German Marshall Fund (GMF).
- Jeffrey Toobin: He is a legal analyst at CNN; he is a member of CFR.
- Barbara Walters: She is a contributing editor to ABC News; she is a member of CFR.
- Brian Williams: He is the anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News; he is a member of CFR.
- Judy Woodruff: She works at PBS Newshour; she is a member of CFR. She is also on the Board of Trustees of the Urban Institute.
- Bob Woodruff: He is an ABC News reporter; he is a member of CFR.
- Margaret Warner: She is a Senior Correspondent at PBS NewsHour. She is on the Board of Directors at CFR.
- Mort Zuckerman: He is editor-in-chief of US News & World Report; he is a member of CFR.
- Tim Carney: He is the commentary editor at the Washington Examiner and serves concurrently as a Visiting Fellow at AEI.
