Outfoxed: Jack the Ripper's Media Autopsy

May 12, 2007 at 5:35 PM
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Outfoxed examines how media empires, led by Rupert Murdoch's Fox News, have been running a "race to the bottom" in television news. This ... all » 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."

OUTFOXED: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism -- Trailer

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Arm the Homeless wrote:
May 15, 2007

In years to come, parents will tell their children stories about Rupert Murdoch -- "you better stop crying, or Rupert Murdoch will come for you" they'd just have to claim their children wanted to watch another channel.