Jon Meacham was named managing editor of Newsweek magazine in November 1998. In 2003, he directed coverage of the war in Iraq and, in 2002, of the conflict in Afghanistan. In 2001, Meacham edited the magazine’s coverage of the September 11 attacks on New York and Washington, and oversaw both domestic and international reporting. He was instrumental in putting a special edition out on newsstands two days after the attacks and a commemorative issue two weeks later. Newsweek’s coverage of the attacks in three regular issues was honored with a prestigious National Magazine Award for General Excellence in 2002.

Previously he served as national affairs editor, supervising coverage of politics and national news events. In 1998, he edited Newsweek’s groundbreaking coverage of the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal and the impeachment of the president, which was honored with a 1999 National Magazine Award for Reporting.

His most recent book is Franklin and Winston: An Intimate Portrait of an Epic Friendship about the wartime relationship between Roosevelt and Churchill.