Outfoxed Rupert Murdochs War on Journalism (2004)

Audience Score
70
This film examines how media empires led by Rupert Murdochs Fox News have been running a race to the bottom in television news and provides an indepth 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 its like to work for Fox News These former Fox employees talk about how they were forced to push a rightwing 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 Theres no sense of integrity as far as having a line that cant be crossed
DirectorRobert Greenwald

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:July 14th, 2004
On DVD & Blu-ray:July 13th, 2004 - Buy DVD
Original Language:English