Outfoxed - Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism (2004)
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85% of critics liked it
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75% of users liked it
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While the Fox News cable network has promoted itself as a "fair and balanced" news outlet -- so much so that they've even trademarked the phrase -- not everyone believes that they're living up to their slogan, and this activist documentary by filmmaker Robert Greenwald takes a… More While the Fox News cable network has promoted itself as a "fair and balanced" news outlet -- so much so that they've even trademarked the phrase -- not everyone believes that they're living up to their slogan, and this activist documentary by filmmaker Robert Greenwald takes a close look at the political perspective of Fox's coverage. Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism examines the right-wing slant of Fox News' reporting, as represented in stories the network chooses to cover and their shoehorning of editorial opinion into stories, revealed in interviews with former Fox employees and several noted journalists (including Walter Cronkite) who discuss the pro-conservative, anti-Democratic views of the channel's management and how they're manifested in their programming. The film also puts talk show host Bill O'Reilly under the microscope and offers potent examples of his frequently abrasive interviewing style. Production of Outfoxed was supported in part by the leftist political action network Moveon.org. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Robert Greenwald
- Genres
- Documentary, Television, Special Interest
- In Theaters
- Aug 6, 2004 Limited
- Studio
- Ryko Distribution
Critic Reviews
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Ty Burr, Boston Globe
Greenwald has fashioned a fine attack dog, and he's sicced it on a deserving subject.
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Bill Muller, Arizona Republic
Taken for what it is, Outfoxed is still worth watching, especially for the politically active.
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Chris Vognar, Dallas Morning News
Makes a crucial argument that has less to do with conservatives and liberals than with the coarsening of political discourse and the sinking standards of journalism and news -- subjects that go far beyond any particular news operation.
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Joe Baltake, Sacramento Bee
As hugely entertaining as it is informative.
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Bruce Newman, San Jose Mercury News
While Outfoxed surely will appeal more to liberals than to conservatives, its value to its self-selected audience lies not in upending anyone's expectations, but in taking the uninitiated down the Fox News rabbit hole.
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Cast
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Douglas Cheek
as Narrator
- Walter Cronkite
- Al Franken
- Robert McChesney
- Mark Crispin Miller
- David Brock
- Eric Alterman
- Wally Bowen
- Jeff Chester
- Jeff Cohen
- Mark Cooper
- Malkia Cyril
- John Dunbar
- Clara Frenk
- David Goodfriend
- Peter Hart
- Larry Irving
- Gene Kimmelman
- John Nichols
- Chellie Pingree
- Steve Rendall
- Bernie Sanders
- James L. Wolcott
- Av Westin
- Bob McChesney
- George W. Bush
- Roger Ailes
- Rupert Murdoch
- Dick Cheney
