Samuel Jacobs (journalist)

Samuel Posin Jacobs is an American journalist. In April 2023, he was named editor-in-chief of Time magazine, the youngest since Henry Luce, the magazine’s co-founder. [1]

Samuel Jacobs
OccupationEditor-in-chief of Time
CitizenshipAmerican
EducationHarvard University

Biography

In 2009, Jacobs graduated from Harvard University,[2] where he studied history.[3] The title of his thesis was Walter Weyl and the Progressive Mind: The Promise and Problems of the New Democracy.[4][5] He was associate managing editor of The Harvard Crimson.[6] Jacobs attended The Roxbury Latin School.

Before coming to Time in 2013, he covered politics for The Daily Beast,[7][8] edited Newsweek's front of the book section, and was a U.S. campaign correspondent for Reuters.[9][10][3]

Jacobs was Time's senior editor and was promoted in 2014 to assistant managing editor.[3] In 2016, he was promoted to executive editor of Time Digital.[11] He has been deputy editor since 2019.[12][13][14]

References
  1. "Sam Jacobs Named Editor in Chief of TIME". Time. April 24, 2023. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  2. Rothstein, Betsy (June 10, 2013). "TIME Snags Reuters' Political Scribe". Adweek. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  3. Levy, Nicole (May 21, 2019). "Time shuffles masthead". POLITICO Media. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  4. "Samuel Jacobs '09". history.fas.harvard.edu. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  5. Walter Weyl and the progressive mind : the promise and problem of the new democracy (A.B.). Cambridge, MA, US: Honors in History Harvard University. 2009. OCLC 961833488.
  6. "Samuel P. Jacobs | Writer Page | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  7. Doris, Jameson (July 25, 2016). "Rising Stars: Sam Jacobs Helps Time Find a Younger Audience". Folio. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  8. "Samuel P. Jacobs". The Daily Beast. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  9. "Columns | Reuters.com". www.reuters.com. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  10. "Sam Jacobs to become Executive Editor of Time Digital". Talking New Media. September 30, 2016. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  11. Horgan, Richard (September 30, 2016). "Sam Jacobs Promoted to Executive Editor of Time Digital". Adweek. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  12. Fuller, Melynda (April 11, 2019). "'Time' Names Team of New Top Editors". MediaPost. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  13. "TIME Announces Changes to Editorial Leadership Structure". Time. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  14. Hays, Kali. "Time Magazine Taps New Crop of Editors – WWD". Women's Wear Daily. Retrieved September 18, 2021.


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