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Jane Mayer
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Staff Writer, The New Yorker
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Jane Mayer has been a New Yorker staff writer since 1995. She covers politics, culture, and national security for the magazine. Previously, she worked at the Wall Street Journal, where she covered the bombing of the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut, the Persian Gulf War, and the fall of the Berlin Wall. In 1984, she became the paper’s first female White House correspondent. She is the author of the 2016 Times best-seller "Dark Money," which began as a 2010 New Yorker piece about the Koch brothers’ deep influence on conservative politics. She also wrote the 2008 Times best-seller “The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How the War on Terror Turned into a War on American Ideals,” which is based on her New Yorker articles and was named one of the top ten works of journalism of the decade by N.Y.U.’s Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute.
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The New Yorker
The New Yorker is a prominent American magazine known for its journalism, commentary, fiction, satire, and cultural criticism. Founded in 1925 by Harold Ross, Jane Grant, and Raoul H. Fleischmann, it has evolved from a humor-focused publication to a respected source of rigorous reporting and fact-checking. Headquartered in New York City, it is published by Condé Nast and releases 47 issues annually. The magazine features a variety of content, including long-form journalism, investigative reports, essays, fiction, poetry, and cartoons. It is available in both print and digital formats, with a circulation of approximately 1.2 million as of 2019. The New Yorker also produces special issues, such as “The Food Issue†and “The Tech Issue,†and is recognized for its signature cartoons and culturally resonant covers. Under the leadership of editor David Remnick since 1998, The New Yorker continues to uphold its legacy of literary excellence and journalistic integrity while adapting to modern digital trends.
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