Eliana Johnson — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Editor-in-chief of the Washington Free Beacon since September 2019
Previously served as national political reporter at Politico starting November 2016
Worked as Washington editor and media editor at National Review
Invited to participate in the nominating jury for the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting in 2025
Graduated with a B.A. in history from Yale University in 2006

Biography

Eliana Johnson is an American journalist and the editor-in-chief of the Washington Free Beacon. Born around 1984 and raised in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota, she is the daughter of Scott W. Johnson, a co-founder of the political blog Power Line. She earned a B.A. in history from Yale University in 2006.

Johnson's career in journalism began with roles as a producer at Fox News on Sean Hannity's television program and as a staff reporter at The New York Sun.