Journalism is a tasking profession which sees people working round the clock to keep the society up-to-date with the trend of events. It is believed that the cash reward of journalists is not commensurate with the stress involved in doing the job well. But some journalists have stood out as the top richest in the profession across the world. See the full list of top 10 richest journalists and their net worth, as documented on worldstopmost.com.
Top 10 Richest Journalists in The World
A journalist is a person who collects, writes, or distributes news or other current information. A journalist’s work is called journalism. A journalist can work with general issues or specialise in certain issues. However, most journalists tend to specialise, and by cooperating with other journalists, produce journals that span many topics. Journalism covers different fields like sports, politics, financial issues etc.
As the world is becoming advanced rapidly everyone wants to know about the latest updates of events occurring in the world. So the journalists are the people providing latest updates on all events in the world through different sources like television, newspaper, radio, etc. Journalist are freelance or paid based from different organisations. Some journalist like reporters, news anchors has made a great name in the world as well as a huge money. The top 10 richest journalists in the world in 2018 are listed below.
10. Roy Firestone:
Roy Firestone is an American sports commentator and a television journalist. Firestone began his career and as a sports anchor and reporter, working briefly at WTVJ, before moving to KCBS-TV as a sports anchor. He was the host of ESPN’s interview program SportsLook, later renamed Up Close. He owns a net worth $1.5 million.
9. Ian Halperin:
Ian Halperin is a Canadian investigative journalist, writer and documentary filmmaker. His book, Unmasked: The Final Years of Michael Jackson were number 1 best-seller on the New York Times list. He is the author or coauthor of nine books, including Celine Dion: Behind the Fairytale, Fire and Rain: The James Taylor Story and Hollywood Undercover. He co-authored Who Killed Kurt Cobain? and Love and Death: The Murder of Kurt Cobain. Halperin has contributed to 60 Minutes II and was a regular correspondent for Court TV. He has a net worth of $2 million.
8. Lauren Susan Green:
Lauren Susan Green is an American television journalist. She was a headline anchor giving weekday updates at the top and bottom of the hour during morning television show Fox & Friends. She has also appeared as a guest panelist on Fox’s late-night satire show Red Eye, Greg Gutfeld. Now she is the Chief Religion Correspondent for the Fox News Channel. She has a net worth of $2 million.
7. Chris Rose:
Christopher Rose is an American sportscaster for the MLB Network and NFL Network. He is currently a commentator for the ABC series BattleBots. He served as station manager at the student-run radio station, WMSR. He also adores the Cleveland Indians. Chris has a net worth of $3 million.
6. Lisa Marie Joyner:
One of the Most Popular Hottest Journalists, Joyner has reported on celebrity news for KTTV and KCBS-TV. She first gained national recognition for her InFANity segments on the TV Guide Network. Joyner is married to actor Jon Cryer. She hosts the US version of Find My Family on the ABC network. She is the owner of worth $4 million.
5. Carrie Bickmore:
Carrie Bickmore is an Australian talk show and current affairs Gold Logie award winning television and radio presenter and host of the last season of So You Think You Can Dance Australia. Carrie owns net worth of $5 million. Also Read:
4. Kenneth Wheelock Kenny Mayne:
Kenneth Wheelock “Kenny” Mayne is a sports journalist and comedian for ESPN. He currently appears as the host of Kenny Mayne’s Wider World of Sports on ESPN.com, and he appeared as a weekly contributor to Sunday NFL Countdown with his weekly Mayne Event segment. He also has $5 million net assets.
3. Jon Ronson:
Jon Ronson is a Welsh journalist, author, documentary filmmaker and radio presenter whose works include the best-selling The Men Who Stare at Goats. He is known for his informal but skeptical investigations of controversial politics and science. He has published nine books and his work has appeared in British publications. He has made several BBC Television documentary films and two documentary series for Channel 4. He has a net worth of $5 million.
2. Jackie Guerrido:
One of the hottest News anchors and journalists in the world, Jackie Guerrido is a Puerto Rican television weather forecaster and journalist. For several years, Guerrido presented the weather on Despierta America Wake Up America, which is one of the most popular television programs. The beautiful journalist has a net asset of $10 million.
1. James May:
These journalists from different sectors are doing their jobs and providing updates of the events in the world. They are performing their duties well and in a passionate way to make journalism a better profession as well.
Great.. What a goal!!
amazing
Wow!Hope to be like one of them someday, God-willing.
Good example!,Good pacesetters
not bad
Wow this piece is informative.
No African….
I want to be one of them someday amen
My dream oo
Good for them
Wow. Praying to be successful
Wow nice one
Success all the way
All I know Dr Chineye Nwabueze z my number one
Nice one
no African there?
Interesting….. But no single Nigerian.
nice one
Wow… Nice
Wow I must be better than them.
Interesting.. Nice one
No Nigeria’s Name was mention that means we must strive had to get there someday
Wow, inspiring
Wow, really inspiring
JOURNALISM ISSA GOAL!!!!
Impressive
Wow….hope to be like them one day.
JOURNALISM!!!
WE ARE GETTING THERE
nice one
Journalism:On the way
We move ✊