Documentaries

Outfoxed<br />
Rupert Murdoch's War On Journalism 

Outfoxed
Rupert Murdoch's War On Journalism (2004)

Robert Greenwald

Topic:Politics
 
Summary:Documentary on reported Conservative bias of the Rupert Murdoch-owned Fox News Channel (FNC), which promotes itself as "Fair and Balanced". Material includes interviews with former FNC employees and the inter-office memos they provided. (IMDB)
 
Rating:
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Runtime:80min
 
More information:Official Website, IMDB
 
Comment by AS:As a documentary, the movie fails in two ways: it doesn't clarify the ways in which Rupert Murdoch is involved in White House our politics. It is just noted that he is a republican. Maybe there is nothing more, but there is a feeling that the research wasn't properly carried out. Also, there is not a word about legal issues: how is it possible that propaganda, disguised as news, is legal? Is the fraud that Fox News can portray itself as fair & balanced backed by the reedom of speech act? Do the media watchdogs have no power at all?
 

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