Entertainment | Paul Krugman Krugman Is Top Media Liberal Krugman tops Forbes' list By Nick McMaster Posted Jan 24, 2009 1:36 AM CST Copied Jon Stewart, host of the 80th Academy Awards, posing for a photo at the Kodak Theater in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson.File) Washington is beginning a new liberal era, and Forbes lists the 25 media lefties likely to be the most influential in the coming years. The top 5: Paul Krugman. The Nobel Prize-winner's "prose is as pungent as his academic credentials are impeccable." Arianna Huffington: The Huffington Post's founder "has an uncanny ability to marry attitude and authoritativeness." Fred Hiatt: The Iraq war-supporting Washington Post editorial page editor lands on the list because of his "moderate and pragmatic editorial column." Thomas Friedman: The Times op-ed columnist is "genuinely influential among the educated, tome-reading public and the Washington establishment." Jon Stewart: His "acerbic, satirical take on the news is in perfect sync with these times." Click the link for the full list. Read These Next The Amazon-USPS partnership could soon be coming to a close. Suspect arrested in Jan. 6 pipe bomb case. Don't plan an overnighter to Grand Canyon's South Rim now. Trump sees inspiration in Aussie retirement funds. Report an error