FBI Files: News Organizations and Executives

The following are FBI files obtained under the Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Acts. They were obtained by The Black Vault, and archived here for easy downloading.

Note: There are other files coming and numerous other requests open. 

Ailes, Roger – [114 Pages, 22.5MB] – Roger Eugene Ailes (May 15, 1940 – May 18, 2017) was an American television executive and media consultant. He was the Chairman and CEO of Fox News and the Fox Television Stations Group, from which he resigned in July 2016. Ailes was a media consultant for Republican presidents Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, and George H. W. Bush, and for Rudy Giuliani’s first mayoral campaign. In 2016, after he left Fox News, he became an adviser to the Donald Trump campaign, where he assisted with debate preparation.
Breitbart – [57 Pages, 7.9MB] – Breitbart News Network (known commonly as Breitbart News, Breitbart or Breitbart.com) is a far-right  American news, opinion and commentary website founded in 2007 by conservative commentator Andrew Breitbart. The site has published a number of falsehoods and conspiracy theories,  as well as intentionally misleading stories.
Buzzfeed – [31 Pages, 7.9MB] – BuzzFeed, Inc. is an American Internet media, news and entertainment company with a focus on digital media. Based in New York City, BuzzFeed was founded in 2006 by Jonah Peretti and John S. Johnson III to focus on tracking viral content. Kenneth Lerer, co-founder and chairman of The Huffington Post, started as a co-founder and investor in BuzzFeed and is now the executive chairman.

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This post was published on November 13, 2021 3:10 pm

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