Roger Ailes

Roger Ailes, Bill O'Reilly

Donald Trump’s Misogynist Ratpack Donald Trump’s Misogynist Ratpack

Trump has surrounded himself with sexists and serial adulterers. Sexual harasser Roger Ailes is an “adviser.” No wonder he’s struggling with women voters.

Sep 7, 2016 / Joan Walsh

Gretchen Carlson at Fox News

Don’t Bother Reporting Sexual Harassment Unless You’ve Got 10 Other Women Saying the Same Thing Don’t Bother Reporting Sexual Harassment Unless You’ve Got 10 Other Women Saying the Same Thing

One woman’s complaint is rarely enough for an employer—or for us.

Aug 11, 2016 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Donald Trump and Melania Trump

Donald Trump’s Rise, Roger Ailes’s Fall Donald Trump’s Rise, Roger Ailes’s Fall

Fox News’s racism, faux populism, and anti-PC agitprop prepared the ground for Trump’s takeover of the GOP.

Jul 21, 2016 / Leslie Savan

Roger Ailes, chairman and CEO of Fox News attends panel discussion at Television Critics Association summer press tour in Pasadena

Hey, Roger Ailes, You’re Fired! Hey, Roger Ailes, You’re Fired!

Will the Fox News CEO’s downfall signal a sea change in cable news reporting?

Jul 19, 2016 / Column / Eric Alterman

Why Nobody Seems to Mind That Bill O’Reilly Is a Total Fraud

Why Nobody Seems to Mind That Bill O’Reilly Is a Total Fraud Why Nobody Seems to Mind That Bill O’Reilly Is a Total Fraud

The Fox News anchor’s war stories have been exposed as lies. And it’s all good.

Mar 4, 2015 / Column / Eric Alterman

There’s Only One Thing That Could Actually Get Bill O’Reilly in Trouble, and It’s Not Lying

There’s Only One Thing That Could Actually Get Bill O’Reilly in Trouble, and It’s Not Lying There’s Only One Thing That Could Actually Get Bill O’Reilly in Trouble, and It’s Not Lying

Magical thinking may forever protect him.

Feb 27, 2015 / Blog / Leslie Savan

What Ailes the Media?

What Ailes the Media? What Ailes the Media?

A biography by Gabriel Sherman clarifies the Fox impresario’s role in his network’s deceptions.

Feb 5, 2014 / Column / Eric Alterman

How Rupert Murdoch Buys Friends and Influences People

How Rupert Murdoch Buys Friends and Influences People How Rupert Murdoch Buys Friends and Influences People

Politicians don’t just need the billionaire media mogul’s cash—they need his newspapers, magazines and TV networks, too.

Aug 10, 2011 / Column / Eric Alterman

Why Roger Ailes Watches Fox News on Mute Why Roger Ailes Watches Fox News on Mute

There is a revealing new profile of the man who led and personifies modern conservatives’ mastery of TV—Fox News’s Roger Ailes.

Jan 19, 2011 / The Notion / Ari Melber

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