Alexander Mason Marlow (born January 24, 1986) an American media executive who is currently the

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of ''

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''. Marlow began his career as

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'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. Marlow hosts ''Breitbart News Daily'' on

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. He was named to the ''Forbes'' 30 Under 30 list for 2015.

Background

Marlow was born January 24, 1986. His father is Catholic and his mother is

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. For high school, he attended

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. While a student there, he befriended

, who hired him as the first employee at

to do odd jobs and minor

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. 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.

Editor of ''Breitbart''

As Editor-in-Chief of ''Breitbart,'' Marlow has indicated the key narratives for the website include

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, race riots, traditional values, and

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. 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. 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

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." Marlow has denied that ''Breitbart'' is a "hate-site", stating "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."

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Marlow, Alexander Living people 1986 births American male journalists Journalists from California Harvard-Westlake School alumni University of California, Berkeley alumni Breitbart News people People from Los Angeles 20th-century American Jews 21st-century American Jews