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==Synopsis==
The film examines the global growth of Murdoch's media enterprise in the context of [[concentration of media ownership]] considerations, and evaluates the effect of having one person in control of a large media [[Conglomerate (company)|conglomerate]] on [[freedom of the press]].<ref name= movieviews/>

Some of ''Outfoxed''{{'}}s coverage includes:
* Review of Fox News's coverage during the lead-up to, and the aftermath of, the [[2003 invasion of Iraq]].<ref name=bostonglobe >{{cite web  | last =Burr | first =Ty | title = This Fox hunt is direct and effective | work= Boston Globe | date = 17 September 2004 | url = https://www.boston.com/ae/movies/articles/2004/09/17/this_fox_hunt_is_direct_and_effective/ }}</ref>
* Interviews with former Fox News journalists, discussing incidents where Fox News allegedly pressured journalists to slant their reports towards support for the Republican Party.<ref name=bostonglobe/>
* Instances where Fox News commentators such as [[Bill O'Reilly (commentator)|Bill O'Reilly]] intimidate guests with whom they disagree, such as author and activist Jeremy Glick.<ref name= qnetwork>{{cite web  | last = Kendrick| first =James | title = Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism | work=Q Network | date =22 August 2004 | url = http://www.qnetwork.com/index.php?page=review&id=1333}}</ref>
* Studies which claim more airtime and coverage is consistently given to [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] politicians, particularly those in the [[George W. Bush administration]], than to [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]].<ref name=bostonglobe/>
* Examination of whether Fox News' premature result-calling of the [[2000 United States presidential election|2000 presidential election]] contributed to [[George W. Bush]] officially being elected.<ref name= qnetwork/>
* Scrutiny of Fox News management, including Murdoch and president [[Roger Ailes]], both [[conservative]]s, in allegedly controlling the network's content, and editorial control from Murdoch on down allegedly ensuring which stories and issues are covered and the strongly conservative perspective of such coverage.<ref name=nicksflick/>

Former Fox News journalists appear in the film critiquing the methods and perceived integrity of their former employer.<ref name= qnetwork/> Jon Du Pre, a former reporter for Fox News's West Coast bureau, said that he had been suspended by Fox News management because his live shots from the [[Ronald Reagan Presidential Library]] on [[Ronald Reagan]]'s birthday — which Du Pre described was like a "holy day" to Fox News's hierarchy — were not "celebratory enough."<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.mindjack.com/film/outfoxed.html | author=Jesse Walker | author-link=Jesse Walker | title=Outfoxed DVD Review | work=Mindjack | date=2004-08-16 | access-date=2007-11-27}}</ref> A former Fox News military contributor, [[Larry C. Johnson]], said that he was in high demand to give on-air analysis on the "[[War on Terrorism]]", until he called into question on ''[[Hannity & Colmes]]'' whether or not the United States could fight two wars (in [[Afghanistan]] and [[Iraq]]) simultaneously, an incident after which Johnson says he was ignored as a potential Fox News contributor.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.rambles.net/outfoxed_murdoch04.html | title=Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism | author=Miles O'Dometer | website=Rambles.net | date=2004-11-27 | access-date=2007-11-27}}</ref>