The Fix’s 2020 list of outstanding politics reporters to follow in every state
“With so many local and regional news organizations struggling right now — some for their very survival — their reporters are working harder than ever to find the time and resources to do the job that we need them to do. And that is to hold public officials to account on behalf of citizens,” said Margaret Sullivan, a Washington Post columnist and author of “Ghosting the News: Local Journalism and the Crisis of American Democracy.”
The biggest and most state-centric politics story may be one that’s now unfolding: voting and the election during the pandemic. How that’s done has been largely up to state officials, and the most furious fighting over it is happening in state capitols and courts.
Thank you to all the readers, colleagues and friends of The Fix who recommended people for this list. It’s not exhaustive (tell me who I’m missing via email or tweet). But if you want to know what’s happening as 2020 barrels toward its climax, these are the journalists — including digital, broadcast and print reporters, as well as some editors and pundits — you should follow. You can follow them all on one Twitter list here.
