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Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism (2004)

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AUDIENCE SCORE

77%

Critic Consensus: Neither fair nor balanced itself, Outfoxed offers an often entertaining indictment of the Fox News Channel.

Movie Info

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.

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Cast

Eric Alterman
Joel Barkin
Wally Bowen
David Brock
David Burnett
Al Franken
Joseph Cafasso
Jeff Chester
Jeff Cohen
Mark Cooper
Malkia Cyril
John Dunbar
Robert McChesney
Jon Dupre
Clara Frenk
Mark Crispin Miller
Jeremy Glick
David Goodfriend
Mark Green
Peter Hart
James Wolcott
Len Hill
David Hnatiuk
Larry Irving
Walter Cronkite
Larry Johnson
Gene Kimmelman
Alexander Kippen
Dave Korb
Bob McChesney
Mark Miller
Jonathan Mirsky
Paul Morantz
John Nichols
Frank O'Donnell
Bruce Page
Chellie Pingree
Steve Rendall
Bernie Sanders
Av Westin
Diana Winthrop
Douglas Cheek
as Narrator
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Critic Reviews for Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism

All Critics (60) | Top Critics (18)

Greenwald has fashioned a fine attack dog, and he's sicced it on a deserving subject.

September 17, 2004 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
Top Critic

Taken for what it is, Outfoxed is still worth watching, especially for the politically active.

September 9, 2004 | Rating: 3/5
Top Critic

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.

September 2, 2004 | Rating: B+ | Full Review…
Top Critic

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.

August 12, 2004 | Rating: 3/4
Top Critic

Those with negative opinions of Fox News probably never watch it and may find the ample clips on display here eye-opening.

August 9, 2004
Top Critic

For independent thinkers and those who think of journalism as a profession of accuracy, fairness and ethics, there's more than enough to chew on.

August 6, 2004 | Full Review…
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Audience Reviews for Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism

½

No real surprises here. Most that watch this movie has already seen through Fox News and what it is and represents.

Thomas Johnston
Thomas Johnston

Super Reviewer

½

"If you aren't outraged, you aren't paying attention."

Drew Smith
Drew Smith

Super Reviewer

½

A great documentary on right wing propoganda.

James Alvarez
James Alvarez

Super Reviewer

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