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Film: "Outfoxed"

Date:
Thursday, June 15, 2006
Time:
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Event Type:
Screening
Organizer/Author:
Peninsula Peace and Justice Center
Location Details:
Unitarian Universalist Church - Main Hall
505 East Charleston Road, Palo Alto
(Wheelchair accessible)

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. It 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 (Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting), 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 Uncovered and the Executive Producer of the UN series - Unprecedented, Uncovered, and Unconstitutional.

$5 - $15 suggested donation. Sponsored by Peninsula Peace and Justice Center. For more information, visit http://www.peaceandjustice.org or call PPJC at (650) 326-8837.
Added to the calendar on Tue, May 30, 2006 6:14PM
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