Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism

Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism

74 mins | Documentary | July 14, 2004

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."

Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism

74 mins | Documentary | July 14, 2004

Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism
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."
IMDb rating 7.5
Producers
Original title Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism
Directors Robert Greenwald
Writers

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)

Al Franken

as Self (archive footage)

Bill O'Reilly

as Self (archive footage)

Jon Stewart

as Self (archive footage)

Richard Clarke

as Self (archive footage)

Douglas Cheek

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Rupert Murdoch

as Self (archive footage)

Ronald Reagan

as Self (archive footage)