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 has generally received positive reviews.
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Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism was released in 2004 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 224 reviews, giving Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism (2004) an average rating of 69%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 78%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 68%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism than critics were.
With a score of 69%, Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2004, which stands at 59%.
Other movies from 2004 with similar scores include films like I, Robot, The Butterfly Effect and Hellboy.
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