Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism
An in depth look at "fair and balanced."
Sault Ste Marie
Friday August 29, 2008
Screening begins 19h00
Venue: Algoma University (1520 Queen Street East) in the Great West Life Amphitheatre (Room NW 200)
United States / 2004 / 75 Minutes
"Outfoxed" examines how media empires, led by Rupert Murdoch's Fox News, have been running a "race to the bottom" in television news. This 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."
Director/Producer Robert Greenwald has produced and/or directed 53 television movies, miniseries and features. He is the director of Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers, Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price, Uncovered: The Iraq War and the Executive Producer of the UN series - Unprecedented, Uncovered and Unconstitutional. His new media company, Brave New Films, recently distributed The Big Buy: Tom DeLay's Stolen Congress and produced two new TV series - the “ACLU Freedom Files” and “The Sierra Club Chronicles” – which can be seen on Link TV and via the internet.
Producer/Director
Robert Greenwald
This Film Made Possible By:
The Members of MoveOn.Org
The Center for American Progress
Co-Producers
Laurel Busby
Jim Gilliam
Kate McArdle
Devin Smith
Editors
Jane Abramowitz
Douglas Cheek
Chris Gordon
Graphic Design
Ernesto Matamoros
Post Production Supervisor
Jason Ajax Mercer
Music
Nicholas O'Toole
A Very Special Thanks To:
Eric Clapton
Don Henley
Clearance
Lia Bassin
Assistant Editors
Jovan Bell, Erin Kelly, Monica Kowalski, Hannah Williams
Production Assistant
Greg Castillo
Camera and Sound
James Curry, Will Miller, Glen Pearcy, Richard Pérez,
Luke Riffle, Bob Sullivan, Eugene Thompson
Color Correction
Joachim Blunck
Music Mixed By
Assen Stoyanov
Music Editor
Sherry Whitfield
Post-Production Sound Mixer
Chris Winston
Sound Editing
Mark Jasper
Sound Design
Dave Hutten
Narration
Douglas Cheek
Cover Artist
Daniel Morduchowicz
Interns
Nick O'Malley, Kevin Reynard
Additional Assistant Editors
Jennifer Duke, Lisa Gilbert, Patrick Okamura
Fox News Researchers
Nancy Anton, Christina Bradley, Ellen Brodsky,
Judy Daubenmier, Chris Herrmann, Melanie Killinger-Vowell, Eleanor White, Deborah Yesner
A Very Special Thank You To
Michael Curran, Aaron Gershman, Phil Kleinbart,
Lily Takanashi
