Alex Marlow Explained

Birth Name:Alexander Mason Marlow
Birth Date:24 January 1986
Birth Place:Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Education:Harvard-Westlake School
Alma Mater:University of California, Berkeley[1]
Occupation:Editor-in-chief
Employer:Breitbart News

Alexander Mason Marlow (born January 24, 1986) is 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 is the former host of Breitbart News Daily on SiriusXM.

Background

Marlow was born January 24, 1986. His father is Catholic and his mother is Jewish.[5] [6] For high school, he attended Harvard-Westlake School.[7] [8] While a student there, he befriended Andrew Breitbart,[9] 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.[9]

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.[10] 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.[11]

It has been reported that some former Breitbart employees believe Marlow privately harbors misgivings with the site's direction, with one suggesting Marlow was the "good cop to the bad cop played by Steve Bannon."[12]

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."[9] 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."[13]

Marlow is the former host of Breitbart News Daily on SiriusXM. He announced at the beginning of his program on June 21, 2023, that his time hosting the show was coming to an end. Marlow announced that frequent fill-in host Mike Slater would succeed him in "the Captain's Chair." Marlow cited the need to focus on other projects at Breitbart as well as long hours, as reasons for his departure of hosting duties. He was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for 2015.[14]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alexander Marlow. Red Alert Politics. September 15, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20181010130219/http://redalertpolitics.com/thirty-under-thirty-2014/alexander-marlow/. October 10, 2018. dead.
  2. News: Byers. Dylan. Breitbart News shakes up masthead. 17 August 2015. Politico. October 17, 2013. 6 May 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150506120227/http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2013/10/breitbart-news-shakes-up-masthead-175371.html. live.
  3. Web site: Breitbart News Network Plans Global Expansion . New York Times . Media . February 16, 2014 . January 10, 2015 . Kaufman, Leslie . November 21, 2016 . https://archive.today/20161121223326/http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/17/business/media/breitbart-news-network-plans-global-expansion.html?_r=0 . live .
  4. News: Abcarian. Robin. Conservative bloggers remember Andrew Breitbart. 15 September 2015. Los Angeles Times. June 18, 2012. 16 February 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160216071832/http://articles.latimes.com/2012/jun/18/news/la-pn-conservative-bloggers-remember-andrew-breitbart-20120618. live.
  5. News: Hylton. Wil S.. Wil S. Hylton. Down the Breitbart Hole. 20 August 2017. The New York Times Magazine. August 20, 2017. The New York Times Company. August 20, 2017. June 1, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200601114012/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/16/magazine/breitbart-alt-right-steve-bannon.html. live.
  6. Web site: From Berkeley to Breitbart. 2018-01-11. 2017-06-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20170611101431/https://modernluxury.com/san-francisco/story/berkeley-breitbart. live.
  7. News: Who is Julia Hahn? The unlikely rise of Steve Bannon's right-hand woman. Terris. Ben. March 29, 2017. The Washington Post. August 23, 2017. May 7, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170507141803/https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/who-is-julia-hahn-the-unlikely-rise-of-steve-bannons-right-hand-woman/2017/03/29/c242504c-125e-11e7-ada0-1489b735b3a3_story.html. live.
  8. News: BIRTH OF A RADICAL. Peter. Maass. May 7, 2017. The Intercept. August 23, 2017. May 9, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170509003908/https://theintercept.com/2017/05/07/white-fear-in-the-white-house-young-bannon-disciple-julia-hahn-is-a-case-study-in-extremism/. live.
  9. News: The FRONTLINE Interview: Alex Marlow. May 23, 2017. Breslow. Jason M.. Frontline. PBS. August 24, 2017. August 24, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170824053033/http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/the-frontline-interview-alex-marlow/. live.
  10. News: Green . Joshua . October 8, 2015 . This Man Is the Most Dangerous Political Operative in America . Bloomberg Business . October 15, 2015 . October 8, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151008104410/http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/graphics/2015-steve-bannon/ . live .
  11. News: Steinhauer . Jennifer . October 15, 2015 . Latest Unease on Right: Ryan Is Too Far Left . The New York Times . October 12, 2015 . October 13, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151013205604/http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/13/us/politics/latest-unease-on-right-ryan-is-too-far-left.html . live .
  12. News: Meet the 30 year old running Breitbart News. Kludt. Tom. September 1, 2016. CNN. August 2, 2020. August 3, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200803130551/https://money.cnn.com/2016/08/31/media/alex-marlow-breitbart/index.html. live.
  13. News: Inside Breitbart News: "We're Not a Hate Site. Rappleye. Hannah. Gosk. Stephanie. Foster. Anneke. March 17, 2017. NBC News. August 22, 2017. November 27, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201127205928/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/breitbart-editor-we-re-not-hate-site-n733576. live.
  14. News: Alexander Marlow, 28 . Forbes . September 15, 2015 . October 10, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151010185515/http://www.forbes.com/pictures/flji45eefm/alexander-marlow-28/ . live .

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