No. 15: Rachel MaddowMaddow's eponymous cable talk/news/events show debuted last year and now regularly beats her CNN competitor, Larry King Live, in the ratings. Maddow, 36, quickly established a reputation as someone who could tackle issues with intelligence and irreverence. With her embrace of Twittering, podcasting and fan art, she appeals to a younger, hipper audience. Her Web site is even designed like an iPod, with a "playlist." She also has a regular show on Air America, the liberal radio station.
1. Oprah Winfrey
2. Diane Sawyer
3. Barbara Walters
4. Ellen Degeneres
5. Tyra Banks
6. Meredith Vieira
7. Really? Even Ann Curry?
8. Katie Couric
9. Martha Stewart
10. Rachael Ray
11. The View
12. Arianna Huffington
13. Kathie Lee Gifford
14. Maureen Dowd
15. Rachel Maddow
16. Christiane Amanpour
17. Julie Chen
18. Suze Orman
19. Natalie Morales
20. Lesley Stahl
21. Greta van Susteren
22. Kelly Ripa
23. Nancy Grace
24. Campbell Brown
25. Tina Brown
26. Heather B. Armstrong
27. Maria Bartiromo
28. Erin Burnett
29.
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30. Andrea Mitchell
The Most Influential Women in Media is based on money, fame, audience and power. Money is determined by an estimation of earnings from approximately July 2008 to July 2009. Audience is determined by average Nielsen Media Research numbers for television ratings and net traffic for the past 12 months. Fame and influence is determined by overall mentions on Factiva and by social media outreach, or the amount of followers on Twitter and friends on Facebook.Source articleI really fucking hate it when they make you go through a slideshow to see the list. Just
print the damn list. I also hate when the slideshow has to reload the page for every slide. Flash, you guys--it's not that hard.
Also at that Forbes article:
Who's Hot: The Rising StarsWe asked the women at wowOwow one simple question: Who's your pick for today's fastest-rising media star?
Candice Bergen: Rachel Maddow is the smart chick du jour but here to stay. A total star.
Marlo Thomas: I like Rachel Maddow because I always learn a little something when I watch her, as opposed to most of the screaming boys. And she's so sassy.