Alex Marlow
Alexander Mason Marlow (born January 24, 1986) an American media executive who is currently the editor-in-chief of Breitbart News.[2][3] Marlow began his career as Andrew Breitbart's editorial assistant, a position which he held for four years. He was hired in 2008 as Breitbart's inaugural managing editor and served as its first employee.[4] Marlow hosts Breitbart News Daily on SiriusXM. He was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for 2015.[5]
Alex Marlow | |
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 Marlow speaking at an event in West Palm Beach, Florida in 2020 | |
| Born | Alexander Mason Marlow January 24, 1986 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Harvard-Westlake School |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley[1] |
| Occupation | Editor-in-chief |
| Employer | Breitbart News |
Background
Marlow was born January 24, 1986. His father is Catholic and his mother is Jewish.[6][7] For high school, he attended Harvard-Westlake School.[8][9] While a student there, he befriended Andrew Breitbart,[10] who hired him as the first employee at Breitbart News to do odd jobs and minor copy editing. He says that at the time his job was mostly being a "glorified personal assistant" to Breitbart, which subsequently developed into an editorial position as the site became more successful.[10]
Editor of Breitbart
As Editor-in-Chief of Breitbart, Marlow has indicated the key narratives for the website include immigration, the Islamic State, race riots, traditional values, and Hillary Clinton.[11] Marlow has stated Brietbart is not intended to influence, but to report and highlight stories that conservatives consider important, particularly those involving trade, spending, and immigration.[12]
It has been reported that some former Breitbart employees believe Marlow privately harbors misgivings with the sites direction, with one suggesting Marlow was the "good cop to the bad cop played by Steve Bannon."[13]
Marlow has denied that Breitbart is a "hate-site", insisting "[t]here's no racism; there's no bigotry. It's about values; it's about fairness."[10] He has also denied allegations of antisemitism, telling NBC News "that we're consistently called anti-Semitic despite the fact that we are overwhelmingly staffed with Jews and are pro-Israel and pro-Jewish. That is fake news."[14]
References
- "Alexander Marlow". Red Alert Politics. Archived from the original on October 10, 2018. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
- Byers, Dylan (October 17, 2013). "Breitbart News shakes up masthead". Politico. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- Kaufman, Leslie (February 16, 2014). "Breitbart News Network Plans Global Expansion". Media. New York Times. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
- Abcarian, Robin (June 18, 2012). "Conservative bloggers remember Andrew Breitbart". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- "Alexander Marlow, 28". Forbes. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
- Hylton, Wil S. (August 20, 2017). "Down the Breitbart Hole". The New York Times Magazine. No. August 20, 2017. The New York Times Company. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- "From Berkeley to Breitbart".
- Terris, Ben (March 29, 2017). "Who is Julia Hahn? The unlikely rise of Steve Bannon's right-hand woman". The Washington Post.
- Maass, Peter (May 7, 2017). "BIRTH OF A RADICAL". The Intercept.
- Breslow, Jason M. (May 23, 2017). "The FRONTLINE Interview: Alex Marlow". Frontline. PBS.
- Green, Joshua (October 8, 2015). "This Man Is the Most Dangerous Political Operative in America". Bloomberg Business. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
- Steinhauer, Jennifer (October 15, 2015). "Latest Unease on Right: Ryan Is Too Far Left". The New York Times. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
- Kludt, Tom (September 1, 2016). "Meet the 30 year old running Breitbart News". CNN.
- Rappleye, Hannah; Gosk, Stephanie; Foster, Anneke (March 17, 2017). "Inside Breitbart News: "We're Not a Hate Site". NBC News. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
External links
- Alex Marlow on Facebook
- Appearances on C-SPAN