The Top Pundits In America

THE TOP PUNDITS IN AMERICA
[SOURCE: Forbes.com, AUTHOR: Tom Van Riper]
Forbes analyzed data compiled by market research group E-Poll on more than 60 well-known pundits who follow and critique the worlds of politics, current events, law, entertainment and sports. While the results show that plenty of cable talking heads like Bill O'Reilly, Lou Dobbs and Geraldo Rivera score highly, the most powerful pundit in America is veteran film critic Roger Ebert, who appeals to 70% of the demographic. Bill Maher, Al Franken and Rosie O'Donnell are also in the Top 10. Web pundits like Markos Moulitsas of the Daily Kos and Josh Marshall of Talking Points Memo score high likability ratings with certain population segments, but their awareness numbers, which are more important than appeal are barely on the radar screen. The same is largely true of elite newspaper columnists like Thomas Friedman, Maureen Dowd, Robert Novak, E.J. Dionne and Holman Jenkins.
http://www.forbes.com/business/media/2007/09/21/pundit-americas-top-oped-cx_tvr_0924pundits.html