Richard Rushfield is an American entertainment journalist, editor, and author. He has won two SoCal Journalism Awards from the Los Angeles Press Club and has been a contributing writer for the ''New York Times'', the ''Washington Post'', and ''Vanity Fair'', among others. As entertainment web editor for the ''LA Times'', he covered ''American Idol'' extensively which led him to authoring, "American Idol: The Untold Story," which received favorable reviews by ''Kirkus'' and ''Publishers Weekly''. He is the editorial director, chief columnist, and co-owner of Ankler Media. "The Ankler," its Hollywood newsletter about the entertainment industry, earned him two Webby Award nominations in 2023 and 2024.
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