caption children birth_place birth_date spouse image article_title name occupation
weisberg in new york , 2012 lily , nate united states 1964 deborah needleman jacob weisberg -lrb- slate group -rrb- . jpg jacob weisberg
 jacob weisberg writer , journalist
jacob weisberg

jacob weisberg -lrb- born 1964 -rrb- is an american political journalist , serving as editor-in-chief of slate group , a division of graham holdings company .
weisberg is also a `` newsweek '' columnist .
he served as the editor of `` slate '' magazine for six years , until stepping down in june 2008 .
he is the son of lois weisberg , a chicago social activist and connector celebrated in malcolm gladwell 's book `` the tipping point '' .
