Jane Mayer

@JaneMayerNYer

Staff writer at the | Author of Dark Money | Twitter neophyte

Washington, DC
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    "Given the chaos and disinformation all around us, our need for a free press feels more urgent than at any time in my adult life," says 2018 Freedom of the Press Award winner on the need for .

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    18 hours ago

    "Journalists are doing their jobs today in remarkable ways — brave, resourceful, and unbowed." — executive director Bruce Brown at

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    May 22

    Stahl shared this anecdote at a Fourth Estate

    Lesley Stahl asked Trump in semi-private meeting why he’s always attacking the press. His answer: “I want to demean you and discredit you so that when you do negative stories about me, no one will believe you.”
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  4. May 21

    Trump Only Has One Scandal - The Atlantic

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    May 21

    .’s is passionate about the and its meaning in the digital age. We’re proud to recognize her leadership in media law at tomorrow night with ’s inaugural Rising Star Award!

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  6. May 21

    Tonight's program couldn't be more timely! Can't wait to talk with , at my favorite library in my favorite city!

    TONIGHT, 5/21, join us at as , two-time Helen Bernstein Book Award winner, talks about her decades-long career as an investigative reporter. $25 rush tickets available at the door at 6 PM & student tickets are just $10:
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  7. May 20

    Roger Stone warns “Mike Pence is controlled by the Koch brothers” -- as they say, politics makes strange bedfellows...

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    May 19

    "He stood for everything journalism is supposed to be about,” says Margaret Low of former host Robert Siegel. is proud to be recognizing at next week for his longtime leadership in journalism. More:

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    May 18

    Today, a president who reportedly doesn't know the difference between HIV and HPV will propose a rule that blocks federal funding to doctors who do STD testing and treatment. That's where we're at.

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    May 18

    Hard heartbreaking questions to answer tonight from my nine-year-old: -Why are there so many school shootings? -Am I going to be shot at school? These are not the questions I ever thought I would face as a parent.

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    May 18

    NEW: After a $20 million anonymous donation to the GMU Scalia Law School—controlled by the rightwing Federalist Society—the school hired at least 10 professors w/ links to the society.

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  12. May 18

    Looking forward - this Monday night ! We'll talk about Real News in an era of Fake Attacks

    Two-time Helen Bernstein Book Award winner discusses her career as an investigative reporter uncovering hard truths that challenge our understanding of culture, politics, and foreign policy. Join us 5/21:
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    May 18

    Science shows that when we refer to people as “animals” or anything other than “people,” it allows us to deny empathy, makes us feel numb to their pain, and lets us forgive ourselves for causing them harm.

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  14. May 17

    Sorry, this misunderstands that Kochs always promote their biz interests first, including support for cheap foreign labor & free trade: Breaking With Trump's GOP, Koch Brothers Praise Democrats On Immigration

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    May 17

    Why do women go back to abusers? sat down with & to discuss. Listen/ read now:

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  16. May 17

    The Genocide Museum in Rwanda shows the same: before the slaughter, the opponents were called "cockroaches."

    Stalin, Mao, Hitler and Pol Pot all called their opponents "parasites" or "vermin" or "animals." Dehumanization is what you do to unwanted social groups before killing them
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    May 16

    Guess who had a private WH meeting with TRUMP, PENCE, MNUCHIN & BOLTON the day after the announcement of the Iran deal exit? SHELDON ADELSON, of course. The GOP mega-donor “was an important factor” in Israel embassy move & Iran deal exit, says friend.

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    May 16

    Mysterious LLC that donated $1M to TRUMP's inauguration was paid nearly that much by secret $ org () that led fight to block Merrick Garland from — & to confirm Neil Gorsuch to — SCOTUS. No one follows the 501(c)4 money trail better than —>

    The $947,000 payment came from the Judicial Crisis Network, another dark money group funded almost entirely by the Wellspring Committee -- the only other known entity to have made a payment to the BH Group
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  19. May 15

    Luke Menand describes his Tom Wolfe moment: ouch!

    Tom Wolfe, sage of status anxiety:
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  20. May 15

    Wolfe called New Yorker writers "Tiny Mummies" - but the magazine gives him a lively, life-sized tribute.

    Remembering Tom Wolfe, one of the central makers of modern American prose:
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