Board
of Advisors

• Lynsey Addario

  Photojournalist

• Rani Aliahmad

  Venvest Capital

• Wallis Annenberg *

  The Annenberg Foundation

• Bret Baier

  Fox News

• Dean Baquet

  The New York Times

• Joyce Barnathan

  International Center for Journalists, retired

• Martin Baron

  Washington Post, retired

• Willow Bay

  Annenberg School for Communications and Journalism University of Southern California

• Sally Bedell Smith

  Historian and biographer

• Amanda Bennett

  U.S. Agency for Global Media

• Wolf Blitzer

  CNN

• David Bradley

  The Atlantic

• Tom Brokaw

  NBC News, retired

• Sally Buzbee

  Thomson Reuters

• Adam Clayton Powell III

  Annenberg School of Communication and Journalism, University of Southern California

• John Cochran

  NBC News and ABC News, retired

• Joanna Coles

  The Daily Beast

• Glenn Cook

  Las Vegas Review-Journal

• Geoffrey Cowan

  Annenberg Center on Communications Leadership and Policy, University of Southern California

• Christopher Dolan

  Washington Times

• Linda Douglass

  Communications Strategist, Former Journalist

• Alison Fitzgerald Kodjak

  Pro Publica

• Major Garrett

  CBS News

• Susan Goldberg

  WGBH

• Paul Goldberger

  Architecture Critic

• Donald Graham

  Graham Holdings

• Kathleen Hall Jamieson

  Annenberg Public Policy Center University of Pennsylvania

• Hugh Hewitt

  Salem Radio Network

• Brit Hume

  Fox News ​

• David Hume Kennerly

  Photographer

• Al Hunt

  Journalist

• Rick Hutzell

  Capital Gazette, retired

• Alberto Ibargüen

  Knight Foundation

• Dr. John L. Jackson Jr.

  Annenberg School of Communication University of Pennsylvania

• Annie Jacobsen

  Journalist and Author

• Tom Johnson

  CNN and The Los Angeles Times, retired

• Jonathan Karl

  ABC

• Cinny Kennard

  The Wallis Annenberg Legacy Foundation

• Curtis LeGeyt

  National Association of Broadcasters

• Kate Lehrer

  Author

• Molly Levinson

  The Levinson Group

• Dave Lougee

  TEGNA, retired

• Jeff Mason

  Bloomberg News

• Kevin Merida

  The Los Angeles Times

• Catherine Merrill Williams

  Washingtonian

• Andrea Mitchell

  NBC News

• Jan Neuharth

  Freedom Forum

• Bill Owens

  Journalist and Executive Producer

• Clarence Page

  Chicago Tribune

• Susan Page

  USA Today

• Eden Rafshoon

  Foundation for Art and Preservation in Embassies

• Tom Rosenstiel

  Philip Merrill College of Journalism University of Maryland

• Christopher Ruddy

  Newsmax

• Bob Schieffer

  CBS News, retired

• Gerald F. Seib

  Wall Street Journal, retired

• Stephen G. Smith

  Formerly National Journal and US News & World Report

• Patty Talahongva

  Journalist and Documentary Filmmaker

• Jake Tapper

  CNN

• David Westin

  Bloomberg Media

• Juan Williams

  Fox News

• Thomas Wilner

  A&O Shearman

• Judy Woodruff

  PBS NewsHour

• John Yearwood

  Politico

* Ms. Annenberg passed away in July of 2025. We honor her ambitious philanthropic vision and her commitment to supporting journalists around the world.