Mary Lane
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Art & Object,
The New York Times,
TIME,
The Wall Street Journal,
MarketWatch,
U.S. News and World Report,
ZDNet,
Mother Jones,
Washington Times,
The Charlotte Observer,
The Australian
and
Covers:
christie's, galleries, sotheby's, art restitution, european art, art fairs, auctions, art, museums, art finance
Author HITLER'S LAST HOSTAGES @HachetteUS PublicAffairs/ Journalist/ WWII Art Historian / Former Chief EU Art Reporter @WSJ / Fulbright Alumna / EU & DC based
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Mary Lane’s Biography
Read Full Bio →Mary M. Lane is The Wall Street Journal's main European art & art market reporter. She is based in Berlin and responsible for the paper's European and UK coverage of museums, art galleries, auctions and art fairs.
SCOOPS/EXCLUSIVES
Recent stories she has broken include:
--multiple scoops and page one exclusives on the Cornelius Gurlitt art restitution case, consistently beating English-language and international competition
--the news of Leon Black buying the $49 million Raphael drawing from S…
Mary Lane’s Journalist Portfolio
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Interview
See all 10 answers →What was your first job as a journalist?
My first unpaid job outside of my college newspaper was as an intern with The Addison Independent in Vermont. Great place to intern.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes.
How is social media changing news?
Social media and the speed with which news is being reported makes accurate analysis and strong sourcing more important than ever.