| Citizenship | American |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Editor-in-chief of Time |
| Education | Harvard University |
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]
Biography
In 2009, Jacobs graduated from Harvard University, where he studied history.[2][3] The title of his thesis was Walter Weyl and the Progressive Mind: The Promise and Problems of the New Democracy.[4] He was associate managing editor of The Harvard Crimson.[5] Jacobs attended The Roxbury Latin School.[6]
Before coming to Time in 2013, he covered politics for The Daily Beast, edited Newsweek's front of the book section, and was a U.S. campaign correspondent for Reuters.[2][3][7]
Jacobs was initially senior editor of time.com and was promoted in 2014 to assistant managing editor the magazine.[3][7] In 2016, he was promoted to executive editor of Time Digital.[8] He was deputy editor from 2019 until being named editor-in-chief in 2023.[1][9][10]
References
- ^ "Sam Jacobs Named Editor in Chief of TIME". Time. Editor & Publisher. April 24, 2023. Archived March 3, 2025 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Rothstein, Betsy (June 10, 2013). "TIME Snags Reuters' Political Scribe". Adweek. Archived September 16, 2021 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Levy, Nicole (May 24, 2019). "Time shuffles masthead". Politico. Archived March 3, 2025 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Samuel Jacobs '09". Harvard University. Archived September 1, 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
- ^ Jacobs, Samuel P. (January 11, 2009). "A talk with Lawrence Lessig". The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on January 18, 2009.
- ^ "Sam Jacobs '04 Named Editor in Chief of TIME". The Roxbury Latin School. April 24, 2023. Archived December 5, 2024 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Doris, Jameson (July 25, 2016). "Rising Stars: Sam Jacobs Helps Time Find a Younger Audience". Folio. Archived from the original on September 16, 2021.
- ^ Horgan, Richard (September 30, 2016). "Sam Jacobs Promoted to Executive Editor of Time Digital". Adweek. Archived October 4, 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Fuller, Melynda (April 11, 2019). "'Time' Names Team of New Top Editors". MediaPost. Archived April 12, 2019 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Hays, Kali (April 10, 2019). "Time Magazine Taps New Crop of Editors". Women's Wear Daily. Archived April 10, 2019 at the Wayback Machine.