Joe Lindsley

Joseph Lindsley, also writing as JP Lindsley, is an American journalist.

Early life and education Lindsley is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame. In 2003, while an undergrad, he launched The Irish Rover, an independent, Catholic biweekly student newspaper. During his time at Notre Dame, Lindsley also worked as research assistant to Weekly Standard executive editor Fred Barnes. Career In 2009, Lindsley was hired by Fox News CEO Roger Ailes.

Lindsley became a close confidant and protégé of Ailes and his wife, but left Ailes's employ in April 2011 after disagreements with Ailes. In 2017, he wrote a novelistic memoir, Fake News, True Story, chronicling his time working for Ailes. He self-published the book after failing to find a publisher. In popular culture In the film The Loudest Voice Emory Cohen plays Lindsley.