Earlier today, I posted a query to Twitter: “If you could hire any three journalists working primarily online right now, who would they be?” I later clarified by query, “I think the word ‘journalist’ confused things. Think of your favorite three people who write online (whatever you call them). Who are they?”

In total, 84 suggestions came in, 40 women and 44 men. But out of the first 39 suggestions, only 12 were female. When I pointed that out, the number of women suggested jumped, eventually evening out when the total number reached into the 70s. Lois Beckett asked if I’d post the list and since all responses were public, here it is (sorted by first name because that was easiest).

Adam Serwer

Alexandra (The Tsarita Sez)

Alexia Tsosis

Allison Arieff

Andy Carvin

Andy Revkin

Ann Friedman

Annie Lowrey

Anthony Bourdain

Anthony DeRosa

Barrett Brown

Brendan Greeley

Brian Lam

Carl Zimmer

Carla Fran

Carles

Chris Burke Shay

Chris Lombardi

Clay Shirky

Cookie Zamorski

Courtney Reimer

Daisy Rockwell

Dan Kois

Dana Goldstein

Dave Roberts

Dave Weigel

David Dobbs

Dayo Olopade

Deborah Blum

Digby

Duncan Black

Ed Yong

Edith Zimmerman

Emily Troutman

Ezra Klein

Ferris Jabr

Foster Kramer

Glenn Greenwald

Heather Smith

Heidi Moore

Howard Fineman

Irin Carmon

Joe Romm

John Pavlus

Jon Gruber

Jonah Lehrer

Josh Marshall

Julie Klausner

Kate Sheppard

Katie Baker

Latoya Peterson

Leigh Alexander

Lili Loofbourow

Mac McClelland

Marc Ambinder

Maria Popova

Maryn McKenna

Maud Newton

Meaghan O’Connell

Mickey Kaus

Moe Tkacic

Molly Lambert

Natasha Vargas-Cooper

Neal Unger

Norman Brannon

Paul Graham

Rohan Maitzen

Rosa Golijan

Shahien Nasiripour

Shushannah Walshe

Stephen Ward

Steve Silberman

Subashini Navaratnam

Sugar from the Rumpus

Ta-Nehisi Coates

Tara Lohan

Terry Tao

Tim Carmody

Tom Scocca

Tommy Craggs

Toure

Tyler Cowen

Whitney Trettien