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Roger Ailes
September 26, 2023
Nina Burleigh
Are We In the Last Days of Fox News?
Michael Wolff’s new book on the Murdochs is full of juicy details, but its predictions may be off.
December 13, 2021
Alex Shephard
Fox News Just Lost Its Last Tiny Sliver of Credibility
Chris Wallace’s abrupt departure showcases how little actual journalism happens at the right-wing network.
June 9, 2021
Alex Shephard
Brian Stelter on How the 2020 Election “Radicalized” Fox News
“The number of Fox staffers who said to me, ‘I miss Roger Ailes’ absolutely astonished me.”
December 20, 2019
Sarah Jones
The Tangled Politics of Bombshell
When the women of Fox News rise up against Roger Ailes, who are they fighting for?
November 11, 2019
MagazineJake Bittle
How Giuliani Became Trump’s Chief Conspiracist
He's been preparing for this moment since his days as a prosecutor in New York.
June 27, 2019
Lyz Lenz
The Loudest Voice Stars A Very Simple Monster
The new miniseries casts Roger Ailes and Fox News as all-powerful architects of political disaster. The truth is more complicated.
September 18, 2018
Jeet Heer
Trump says he feels “so badly” for Brett Kavanaugh.
July 11, 2018
Jeet Heer
Has Sean Hannity alienated Fox News management?
July 5, 2018
Jeet Heer
Bill Shine, after being forced out at Fox News, is welcomed by the White House.
May 24, 2017
Jeet Heer
Fire Sean Hannity
His obsession with the Seth Rich conspiracy theory should be the last straw. If Fox News wants to be a serious news outlet—a big "if"—then he must go.
May 19, 2017
Graham Vyse
Bill O’Reilly’s tribute to Roger Ailes is as gross as you’d expect.
May 18, 2017
Alex Shephard
Roger Ailes, perhaps the most destructive force in American politics in the last 50 years, is dead.
April 5, 2017
Graham Vyse
The Fox News workplace is as cancerous as its news coverage.
October 20, 2016
Nicole Narea
Trump TV seems to be getting a trial run.
October 19, 2016
Graham Vyse
Donald Trump and Roger Ailes are giving each other the silent treatment.
September 28, 2016
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump was so bad in the first debate because he reportedly couldn’t stay focused while practicing.
September 27, 2016
Alex Shephard
What happened to Roger Ailes, Trump’s debate whisperer?
September 26, 2016
Laura Reston
The Man Behind the Curtain
In early 1988, Ailes upset all the expectations for the first Republican debates. He could do it again tonight, engineering a victory for Trump.
September 9, 2016
Nicole Narea
Roger Ailes is aiding Donald Trump on debate prep. Hillary Clinton should be very afraid.
September 7, 2016
Jeet Heer
Fox News’ War on Women
Roger Ailes created a hotbed of misogyny behind the camera and on air. That's not likely to change anytime soon.

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