Jacob Weisberg
Weisberg, Jacob
Jacob Weisberg (born 1964) is an American political journalist, who previously served as editor-in-chief of Slate Group, a division of Graham Holdings Company.wikipedia

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Slate (magazine)
SlateSlate MagazineSlate.com
He served as the editor of Slate magazine for six years, until stepping down in June 2008.
Jacob Weisberg was Slate's editor from 2002 until his designation as the chairman and editor-in-chief of The Slate Group in 2008.



Joe Weisberg
His brother is former CIA officer and television writer and producer Joe Weisberg.
He is the younger brother of Slate Group editor-in-chief Jacob Weisberg.
Elihu (secret society)
ElihuElihu Senior SocietyElihu Club
Instead Weisberg was persuaded by The Washington Post's Robert G. Kaiser to join Elihu Society.
The political journalist Jacob Weisberg, formerly editor of Slate, was similarly offered membership in Skull and Bones by Senator John Kerry.



The New Republic
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He also worked for The New Republic in Washington, D.C., and was a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine and a contributing editor to Vanity Fair.
Writers for the magazine during this era included neoliberals Mickey Kaus and Jacob Weisberg along with Charles Krauthammer, Fred Barnes, Morton Kondracke, Sidney Blumenthal, Robert Kuttner, Ronald Steel, Michael Walzer, and Irving Howe.

Lois Weisberg
He is the son of Lois Weisberg, a Chicago social activist and municipal commissioner.
Lois Weisberg was the mother of four children, among them Slate magazine's Jacob Weisberg and former CIA agent turned television writer-producer Joe Weisberg.
Revisionist History (podcast)
Revisionist HistoryRevisionist History" podcast
The company will produce the podcast Revisionist History, hosted by Gladwell, which was previously produced through Panoply Media, a division of Slate Group.
Gladwell, who was already a successful author and essayist, was convinced to create a podcast by his friend Jacob Weisberg, editor-in-chief of Slate Group, which includes the podcast network Panoply Media.

Yale Daily News
The Yale Daily NewsThe Yale NewsYale News
Weisberg graduated from Yale University in 1986, where he worked for the Yale Daily News.

Malcolm Gladwell
Gladwell, MalcolmGladwellianTalking to Strangers
Weisberg is currently the CEO of Pushkin Industries, a media company focused on audio content, which he co-founded with Malcolm Gladwell.
Gladwell was recruited to create a podcast by Jacob Weisberg, editor-in-chief of Slate Group, which also includes the podcast network Panoply Media.

Robert Rubin
Robert E. RubinBob RubinRobert “Bob” Rubin
He is also the author, with former Goldman Sachs executive and Secretary of the Treasury Robert Rubin, of the latter's memoir, In an Uncertain World: Tough Choices from Wall Street to Washington, which was a New York Times bestseller as well as one of Business Weeks ten best business books of 2003.
Rubin has written a memoir, In an Uncertain World: Tough Choices from Wall Street to Washington (ISBN: 978-0-375-50585-0), co-written by Jacob Weisberg.

Bushism
BushismsMisunderestimateincorrect grammar
The creator and author of the Bushisms series, Weisberg published The Bush Tragedy in 2008.

Domino (magazine)
Dominodomino magazineDomino'' Magazine
Weisberg is married to style and fashion journalist Deborah Needleman, formerly editor-in-chief of T:The New York Times Style Magazine editor of domino magazine.
She lives in Manhattan and Garrison, NY, with her husband, Jacob Weisberg (editor of Slate, an online magazine), and their two children.


Deborah Needleman
Weisberg is married to style and fashion journalist Deborah Needleman, formerly editor-in-chief of T:The New York Times Style Magazine editor of domino magazine.
Needleman lives in Manhattan with her husband, Jacob Weisberg, the CEO and co-founder with Malcolm Gladwell of Pushkin Industries, a podcasting and audio production company, and their two children.
The Slate Group
Slate Group
The company will produce the podcast Revisionist History, hosted by Gladwell, which was previously produced through Panoply Media, a division of Slate Group. Jacob Weisberg (born 1964) is an American political journalist, who previously served as editor-in-chief of Slate Group, a division of Graham Holdings Company.
Graham Holdings
The Washington Post CompanyGraham Holdings CompanyWashington Post Company
Jacob Weisberg (born 1964) is an American political journalist, who previously served as editor-in-chief of Slate Group, a division of Graham Holdings Company.

Newsweek
Newsweek MagazineNewsweek InternationalNewsweek Japan
Weisberg is also a Newsweek columnist.








Ralph Ellison
Ralph Waldo EllisonEllison, RalphEllison
His parents were introduced at a cocktail party by novelist Ralph Ellison.


Central Intelligence Agency
CIAC.I.A.Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
His brother is former CIA officer and television writer and producer Joe Weisberg.









Yale University
YaleYale CollegeUniversity of Yale
Weisberg graduated from Yale University in 1986, where he worked for the Yale Daily News.









Skull and Bones
Skull and Bones SocietySkull & BonesBonesmen
When a junior, he was offered a membership in Skull and Bones by then Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts John Kerry, but declined the offer, citing the club's exclusion of women.




John Kerry
KerryJohn F. KerryJohn Forbes Kerry
When a junior, he was offered a membership in Skull and Bones by then Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts John Kerry, but declined the offer, citing the club's exclusion of women.









Robert G. Kaiser
Robert Kaiserinfluence peddling
Instead Weisberg was persuaded by The Washington Post's Robert G. Kaiser to join Elihu Society.
New College, Oxford
New CollegeNew College OxfordNew
After Yale he attended New College, Oxford on a Rhodes Scholarship.









Rhodes Scholarship
Rhodes ScholarRhodes ScholarsRhodes
After Yale he attended New College, Oxford on a Rhodes Scholarship.

Megaphone (podcasting)
Panoply MediaPanoplySlate Presents
The company will produce the podcast Revisionist History, hosted by Gladwell, which was previously produced through Panoply Media, a division of Slate Group.

NPR
National Public RadioNPR.orgNational Public Radio (NPR)
Previously, he was a commentator on National Public Radio.






