Extraordinary-documentry: 'Outfoxed'

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

Running Time: 77 minutes

• Sean Hannity - The bully.

• Bill O’Reilly - The self proclaimed authority

• FOXymoron

• Unfair & Unbalanced

• Childish attempt to appear credible: We Report. You Decide.
  What is there to decide? Are they asking us to decide if we believe them? Are they challenging us to pick out the truthful elements hidden in their broadcasts? This sounds like something that would come from a little child who is trying to get you to believe what he/she said as opposed to what the baby sitter said. “I’m not going to tell you if I am lying; you decide!”

   

It is pretty clear that at least one of the following statements about FOX News network must be accurate (we think they both are):

1. There is nobody at the entire FOX network who is educated enough in the field of journalism to realize that the main motto of the network contradicts itself and that the second one makes FOX appear to be pretty untrustworthy.

2. They know and they just don’t care, because journalism is not on their agenda.

Think about it!
Jesse - Editor -

TvNewsLies.org - 10-August-2003