PERSON: Ben Jacobs

Jewish Insider

Political Reporter

Ben Jacobs is an American political reporter. He formerly worked for The Guardian, where he gained mass media attention for being assaulted by Republican congressional candidate Greg Gianforte in May 2017. He previously worked at The Daily Beast. His journalism has also been published in outlets including The Boston Globe, The New Republic, The Atlantic, Jewish Insider, New York Magazine, and the online news sites Salon and Capital New York. Jacobs has covered people such as Donald Trump and Chelsea Clinton.

While studying at Grinnell College, Jacobs was president of the Iowa College Democrats. After graduating in 2006, he worked in electoral politics. Jacobs later graduated from Duke University School of Law.

Jacobs was a freelance reporter for The New Republic, The Atlantic, Salon, and The Boston Globe before joining The Daily Beast and later The Guardian. In the second half of 2019, he wrote for Jewish Insider. He is based in Washington, D.C.

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