Samuel P. Jacobs

Samuel P. Jacobs is digital director and executive editor at TIME.

Recent Articles

Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg Talks Trust and the Future of the News Industry

In a meeting with journalists whose industry has been disrupted by his company, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Tuesday he was focusing on ways to support the investigative work they do. "I view our responsibility in...

By Samuel P. Jacobs / Menlo Park, Ca. May 1, 2018

Tina Brown Talks Donald Trump, Harvey Weinstein and the Future of Media

In 1983, the British editor Tina Brown arrived in New York City at the age of 29. She had already led the British society chronicler Tatler to renewed vigor, catching the attention of Conde Nast's...

By Samuel P. Jacobs November 14, 2017

Bill Gates Discusses His Lifelong Love for Books and Reading

'Reading fuels a sense of curiosity about the world'

By Claire Howorth and Samuel P. Jacobs May 22, 2017

Ivy League Graduates and Other Monsters

Denise is set on attending a top medical school. Michelle heads off to a jazz conservatory. Olivia wants to make a documentary film. Alex sets up a coding business with her brother. Finally, there’s Caroline,...

By Samuel P. Jacobs April 13, 2017

What It’s Like to Work at Slack

How work is changing at the company that's changing how we work

By Samuel P. Jacobs October 29, 2015

How E-Mail Killer Slack Will Change the Future of Work

Slack’s slick messaging software has convinced companies of all sizes they can move past the inbox. But is what comes next better—or worse?

By Samuel P. Jacobs / San Francisco October 29, 2015

The Donald Trump Insult Generator

Because the Republican presidential candidate hasn't gotten around to mocking everyone in the world just yet

By Chris Wilson and Samuel P. Jacobs July 21, 2015

Antonin Scalia to Justices: This is No Smarter Than a 'Fortune Cookie'

Read the Supreme Court Justice's dissent on gay marriage

By Samuel P. Jacobs June 26, 2015

See How Much Americans Prefer Fictional Presidents to Barack Obama

The real President trails in the polls to Francis Underwood, Fitzpatrick Grant and other actors who play politics on TV

By Samuel P. Jacobs March 24, 2015

The State of Obama's Plate

Inside the burger joints, steakhouses and date night destinations where you can find America's Eater-in-Chief

By David Johnson and Samuel P. Jacobs January 20, 2015
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