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Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War On News

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Outfoxed examines how media empires, led by Rupert Murdoch's Fox News, have been running a "race to the bottom" in television news. This film provides an in-depth look at Fox News and the dangers of ever-enlarging corporations taking control of the public's right to know.

The film explores Murdoch's burgeoning kingdom and the 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."

Director/Producer Robert Greenwald has produced and/or directed 53 television movies, miniseries and features. He is the director of Uncovered and the Executive Producer of the UN series — Unprecedented, Uncovered and the soon to be released Unconstitutional.

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: gdale, October 13, 2006 (view all comments by gdale)
An excellent documentary with a very contemporary approach; it uses Fox's own jazzy presentation techniques to thoroughly expose how un-fair and un-balanced Fox "news" actually is. One telling moment is a list of "facts" [about Iraq] that most Fox viewers believe, that its right-wing owners want us to believe -- but that are all false. Fox aficionados might find their ideas challenged, but the film is very credible, including interviews with a number of ex-Fox employees. Since most of us get our ideas about the social and political scene from tv, this real eye-opener deals with a crucial subject for all Americans. [For a more general view of the corporate media, showing why it is not just Fox that is unreliable, see Orwell Rolls in his Grave.]
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Studio:: Wea Corp
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Credits:: Murdoch, Rupert
Rating:: NR
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