Jane Mayer New Yorker, Bio, Wiki, Age, Husband, Books, Dark Money, Dark Side, Salary, and Net Worth

Jane Mayer Bio | Wiki

Jane Mayer is an American author and veteran journalist working as a staff writer for The New Yorker since 1995. She is based in Washington where she covers national security, culture, and politics. Jane is also the author of the 2008 Times best-seller, The Dark Side. Before joining New Yorker, she was working for Wall Street Journal where she was named as the first woman to work as a White House correspondent in 1984.

Jane Mayer Age

She was born on November 24, 1955, in New York City, New York in the United States. Jane is 67 years old.

Jane Mayer Height

She is a woman of above-average stature. Jane’s height is 5 ft 7 in ( approx 1.7m ).

Jane Mayer Family

Jane is a native of New York City. She is the daughter of Meredith Mayer, her mother, and William Meyer,  her father. Additionally, Jane’s mother is a former president of the Manhattan Graphics Center and she is also a printmaker and a painter. On the other hand, her father was a composer. Additionally, her paternal grandfather was one of the founders of Lehman Brothers, Emanuel Lehman. Jane’s maternal grandparents were Allan Nevins and Mary Fleming.

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Jane Mayer Husband

She got married to her lovely husband, William Hamilton in September 1992. Jane’s husband is also an American journalist who has worked for The Washington Post as a national editor. Additionally, he was also worked for The New York Times as the Washington editor. The couple are proud parents of a daughter who was the winner of the Truman Scholarship in 2015 from D.C., Katherine Hamilton. Jane and her husband reside in Washington, DC.

Jane Mayer Education

She enrolled at Tony New York high school as an exchange boarding school student in England. Jane later attended Yale University graduating with magna cum laude in 1977. While schooling at Yale, she was the senior editor of Yale Daily News, an electee of Phi Beta Kappa, and also a campus stringer for Time magazine. Jane later furthered her studies by enrolling at Oxford University.

Jane Mayer New Yorker

She is an investigative reporter working as a staff writer for The New Yorker since 1995. Jane is chief Washington correspondent and she covers national security, culture, and politics. Prior to joining New Yorker, she was working for Wall Street Journal where she was named as the first woman to work as a White House correspondent in 1984.

While working there she reported on the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Gulf War, and the United States Marine barracks in Beirut. Jane began her journalism as a writer for Black River Tribune and The Weathersfield Weekly in Vermont. Additionally, she has also worked for Rutland Herald. Jane also serves as a contributor to the American Prospect, The Washington Post, the New York Review of Books, and the Los Angeles Times.

In 2009. Jane was selected as the Ferris Professor of Journalism at Princeton University. Additionally, she has also received numerous awards for her work including two Helen Bernstein Book Awards for Excellence in Journalism, the John Chancellor Award, the Edward Weintal Prize, the Nellie Bly Award for Investigative Reporting, the Goldsmith Book Prize, the George Polk Prize, the Mirror Award, etc.

Some of Jane’s colleagues at New Yorker include:

David Remnick – editor.

Steve Coll – staff writer.

Calvin Trillin – reporter.

Patrick Radden Keefe – staff writer.

Nicholas Lemann – staff writer.

Jelani Cobb – staff writer.

Jane Mayer Books

Apart from writing, Jane is also the author of the 2008 Times best-seller, The Dark Side. Additionally, she is also the author of Election Night 2016: From Dark Money which was published in 2018, and Dinero Oscuro, a Spanish Edition published on April 16, 2018. Jane has also co-authored two books; Landslide with Doyle McManus on September 24, 2018.  She is also the co-author of  Strange Justice along with Jill Abramson and was published on May 1, 2018.

The Dark Side Jane Mayer

She is the author of the 2008 Times best-seller, The Dark Side, The Inside Story of How the War on Terror Turned Into a War on American Ideals. The Dark side was written based on the articles she had written for the New Yorker. Additionally, Jane’s book Dark side was named one of the top ten works of journalism of the decade and a National Book Award finalist by the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute of the N.Y.U.

Jane Mayer Dark Money

She is the author of the book published on January 24, 2017, Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right. In the Dark money, Jane narrates of how the victory of Donald Trump in 2016 after winning the Presidential election and how it was a huge success for the billionaires who have been injecting money into the American political system. The dark money retails at $7.99 on online bookstores such as Kindle. Additionally, The dark money was named by The Times as one of the ten best books of the year in 2016.

Jane Mayer Articles

She is an investigative reporter working as a staff writer for The New Yorker since 1995. Jane is based in Washington where she writes articles on national security, culture, and politics. additionally, she has also written articles for the American Prospect, The Washington Post, the New York Review of Books, and the Los Angeles Times.

Jane Mayer Salary

She has been working as an investigative reporter for the New Yorker since 1995. Jane’s salary is $156,800 annually.

Jane Mayer Net Worth

She has been working as a writer for more than four decades. Additionally, Jane is also an author of three best-selling books in the New York Times. Therefore, there is no doubt whatsoever that Jane has accumulated a decent fortune over the years. Jane’s net worth is $4.5 million.

What are the Jane Mayer Books

Apart from writing, Jane is also the author of the 2008 Times best-seller, The Dark Side. Additionally, she is also the author of Election Night 2016: From Dark Money which was published in 2018, and Dinero Oscuro, a Spanish Edition published on April 16, 2018. Jane has also co-authored two books; Landslide with Doyle McManus on September 24, 2018.  She is also the co-author of  Strange Justice along with Jill Abramson and was published on May 1, 2018.

How Old Is Jane Mayer

Jane is 67 years old. She was born on November 24, 1955, in New York City, New York in the United States.

Who Is Jane Mayer Husband

Jane’s husband is William Hamilton, an American journalist who has worked for The Washington Post as a national editor. Additionally, Hamilton was also worked for The New York Times as the Washington editor.

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