OUTFOXED (2004)

ROBERT GREENWALD

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Cast

DAVID BROCK GEORGE W BUSH DOUGLAS CHEEK JEFF COHEN RUPERT MURDOCH RONALD REAGAN

Plot

Fast, Fair and Balanced'. So the FOX News credo goes. This compelling (if slightly overcooked) documentary about the systematic bias inherent in Murdoch's Neo-Conservative news channel is a must see to anyone with a passing interest in how They take Their news over There. From explaining how FOX's misinformation led to a massive percentage of its viewers believing there was a proven link between Iraq and Al Quaeda to a sensational interview with the belligerent Bill O'Reilly chastising the son of a 9/11 victim for being Un-American, the film is a blow-by-blow account of the extent to which the power of the media is regularly abused by those who run it, slaves to their own political agenda. The film also treads similar ground to Michael Moore's docubuster, Fahrenheit 9/11, in establishing a solid link between the Bush administration and the infamous television network. Infuriating stuff. After me! "I'm mad as hell! And I'm not gonna take it anymore!"