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,