Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes
Alexis Bloom's infuriating, fascinating documentary about disgraced Fox News titan Roger Ailes traces his influence on the administrations of Nixon, Reagan, and George H.W. Bush as well as his media empire. He transformed the news into a propaganda tool and ran a misogynist workplace, as multiple interviewees attest in the film. On Friday, after the film, art historian Emily Pothast will give a run-down of the history of propaganda from the Reformation on.