In 2009, Grenell founded Capitol Media Partners, an international strategic media and public affairs consultancy with offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, and Washington, D.C.[citation needed] He was also under contract as a Fox News contributor, commenting on foreign affairs and the media.[12][13] Grenell has written for The Wall Street Journal,[14][15] CBS News,[16][17] CNN,[18] Politico,[19] Huffington Post,[20] The Washington Times,[21] Newsmax,[22] and Al Jazeera.[23] In 2012, CNN ranked Grenell as one of the top five Republican consultants in social media,[24] and Time magazine named Grenell as one of the Top 10 Political Twitter Feeds of 2014.[25]