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File 011 · Media

New Media Hosts

Independent digital-first hosts and citizen journalists in the same lane as Ann Vandersteel — Rumble, podcasts, Substack, field docs — filed against the old cable stack.

The show left the building.

25 records · 4 fields · 2011–2026

Makers in this file

Records

25 / 25 hosts

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Field

Decade

Maker

No.RecordMakerYearFieldSICNAICS
1Lara Logan 50%4899516210
2John Solomon 50%2711513110
3James O'Keefe 50%4899516210
4Natalie Winters 50%4899516210
5Emerald Robinson 50%4899516210
6Julie Kelly 50%2711513110
7Sara Carter 50%4899516210
8Cara Castronuova 50%4833516120
9Maureen Steele 67%8699813319
10Gina Loudon 50%4833516120
11Steve Bannon 50%4832516110
12Tucker Carlson 50%4899516210
13Dan Bongino 50%4832516110
14Tim Pool 50%4899516210
15Jack Posobiec 50%2711513110
16Andy Ngo 50%2711513110
17Benny Johnson 50%4899516210
18Alex Jones 50%4899516210
19Mike Lindell 50%4833516120
20Brian Glenn 50%4833516120
21Liz Wheeler 50%4899516210
22Catherine Herridge 50%2711516210
23Nick Shirley 67%4899516210
24Alex Clark 50%4899516210
25Bill Mitchell 50%4899516210

File Notes

How this file was kept

Methodology
Similarity map to Ann Vandersteel (annvandersteel.com): independent America First / alternative investigative hosts, not Fox primetime as a primary identity. Rank is editorial closeness of job + beat, then reach. Claims in their coverage are not endorsed by this file.
Sourcing
Official sites, show homes, and network pages as of 2026-09-21. X handles are secondary. File-card art uses cabinet plates until accession portraits are cut.
Provenance
File 011. Seed plate: Ann Vandersteel / Steel News. 25 records. Renumbered from the GitHub VF-009 slot.