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Also known as Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism

'''''Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism''''' is a 2004 documentary film by filmmaker Robert Greenwald about Fox News Channel's and its owner's, Rupert Murdoch, promotion of conservative views. The film says this bias belies the channel's motto of being "Fair and Balanced".

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This film examines how media empires, led by Rupert Murdoch's Fox News, have been running a "race to the bottom" in television news, and provides an in-depth look at Fox News and the dangerous impact on society when a broad swath of media is controlled by one person. Media experts, including Jeff Cohen (FAIR) Bob McChesney (Free Press), Chellie Pingree (Common Cause), Jeff Chester (Center for Digital Democracy) and David Brock (Media Matters) provide context and guidance for the story of Fox News and its effect on society. This documentary also reveals the secrets of Former Fox news producers, reporters, bookers and writers who expose what it's like to work for Fox News. These former Fox employees talk about how they were forced to push a "right-wing" point of view or risk their jobs. Some have even chosen to remain anonymous in order to protect their current livelihoods. As one employee said "There's no sense of integrity as far as having a line that can't be crossed."

Released: 2004-07-1474 minDir: Robert GreenwaldDocumentary

Cast

  • Christiane Amanpour as Self (archive footage)
  • George W. Bush as Self (archive footage)
  • George Carlin as Self (archive footage)
  • Tom Brokaw as Self (archive footage)
  • Harry Belafonte as Self (archive footage)
  • Neil Cavuto as Self (archive footage)

Themes

  • media
  • journalism
  • bias
  • media manipulation
  • expose

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7.5/10

6,329 votes

Year
2004
Runtime
78 min
Genres
Documentary

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Duration
80
FilmAffinity ID
694607
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publication date
2004-01-01
title
Outfoxed
review score
58/100
subtitle
Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism
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Contents
  • Synopsis
  • Participants
  • Reception
  • Fox News' response
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

'''''Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism''''' is a 2004 documentary film by filmmaker Robert Greenwald about Fox News Channel's and its owner's, Rupert Murdoch, promotion of conservative views. The film says this bias belies the channel's motto of being "Fair and Balanced".

The documentary had a limited theatrical release, was distributed in DVD format by the political action committee MoveOn.org, and was sold online through Internet retailers such as Amazon.com. MoveOn.org had helped promote the DVD release by taking out a full-page advertisement in The New York Times.

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