Jane Mayer Bio, Age, Height, Family, Education, Net Worth, Salary, Husband, Children, Books

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Jane Mayer Biography

Jane Meredith Mayer(Jane Mayer) is an American famous reporter and investigative journalist. She has been a staff writer for The New Yorker since the year 1995. Additionally, Mayer has written and published about money in politics; government prosecution of whistleblowers such as Donald Trump’s ghostwriter, Trump’s financial backer, and the United States Predator drone program.

Jane Mayer Age

Jane Mayer Height

Apparently, Mayer stands at a moderate and average height and she seems a little bit tall. So her body measurement height stands at 5 feet and 7 inches or 1.7 meters tall.

Jane Mayer Weight

Her body measurement weight is at moderate stature though her exact body measurement is not available we will update you soon.

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Jane Mayer Family | Parents

Mayer was born in  New York City to her both loving parents. Her father’s name was William Maye and his work was been a composer. Her mother was a painter, printmaker, and also the former president of the Manhattan Graphics Center. Jane’s mother was called  Meredith.

Jane Mayer Education

She initially attended two non-denominational secondary schools: Fieldston High School, located in the northwest area of the Bronx borough of New York City, and Bedales, a boarding school situated in the village of Steep, Hampshire, England.

Following her secondary education, Jane enrolled at Yale University, where she graduated in 1977. She was subsequently elected to Phi Beta Kappa and served as a senior editor for the Yale Daily News, as well as a campus stringer for Time magazine. Jane continued her academic pursuits at Oxford University.

Jane Mayer Career

Early in her career, she commenced her journalistic journey in Vermont, contributing to two local weekly papers: The Weathersfield Weekly and The Black River Tribune. Eventually, she transitioned to the daily Rutland Herald.

Jane’s career took her across the globe, assuming roles as a war and foreign correspondent for the Journal. Her assignments led her to cover significant events such as the bombing of the American barracks in Beirut, the Persian Gulf War, the fall of the Berlin Wall, and the demise of Communism in the former Soviet Union. Additionally, Jane’s bylines graced esteemed publications including the New York Review of Books, The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, and the American Prospect.

Moreover, she co-authored two notable books: “Strange Justice: The Selling of Clarence Thomas” in 1994 and “The Unmaking of the President” spanning from 1984 to 1988.

Time magazine hailed “Strange Justice,” stating, “Its portrayal of Thomas as a conflicted figure torn between personal identity and political ideology is unparalleled.” The New York Times Washington correspondent Steven V. Roberts lauded “The Unmaking of the President,” describing it as a meticulous documentation of events.

In an interview with Elle magazine, Jane discussed her forthcoming work, expressing her focus on narratives surrounding abuses of power, threats to democracy, and corruption.

Jane Mayer’s Net Worth

Mayer as an investigative journalist has an outstanding net worth is approximately $18 Million.

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Jane Mayer Salary

The annual salary that she receives annually is $ 156,800.

Jane Mayer Husband | Spouse

Mayer is a wife to William B. Hamilton and as a couple, they tied the knot in the year 1992 and they happily live together.

Mayer Children | Kids

Jane With her husband William B. Hamilton has only one kid by the name, of Katherine Hamilton. Additionally, Katherine Hamilton was the winner of the Truman Scholarship from Washington, D.C. in the year 2015.

Dark Money Jane Mayer

The Dark Money book Jane did write and published in the year 2016 then became an instant national best-seller. The New York Times named it one of the ten best books of the year.

In addition, The New York Review of Books did describe it as “necessary reading for anyone who wants to make sense of our politics” and Esquire called Mayer “quite simply one of the very few, utterly invaluable journalists this country has”.

Jane Mayer Books

  • Election Night 2016: From Dark Money Jane Mayer
  • The Carroll Shelby Story Jane Mayer
  • Dark Money (book)
  • The Dark Side (book)
  • Strange Justice
  • Landslide: The Unmaking of the President, 1984-1988