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Rupert murdochs war on journalism first edition by alexandra kitty isbn. Sep 01, 2014 outfoxed rupert murdochs war on journalism full documentary film exposes fox news duration. Rupert murdochs war on journalism movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. Up until recently, i had never watched fox news, but i heard so much about its bias that i had to check it out. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading outfoxed. The documentary gathers interviews from media watchdogs and former fox employees including a former anchor, jon du pre, who describes his flailing efforts to create. Rupert murdochs war on journalism critics consensus. Documentarypolitical essay about the media conglomerate owned by rupert murdoch, in particular the fox news channel, and the slanted conservative imprint on the news delivered in these venues. There is a new york times article about producer robert greenwalds unique method of distributing the documentary, selling the dvd for distribution through political action groups. They examine media consolidation by focusing on the fox news channel.
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