Like anyone with a brain in his or her head, I hate editorials that masquerade as news. Fox News, MSNBC, CNN and countless other TV News channels and shows are guilty of misleading the public by inserting a clever turn of phrase like "some people say" into a news broadcast as an excuse to inject their opinions. It's bad journalism. It's all too prevalent and I find it sickening.
The 2004 documentary, Outfoxed, takes on the news sham that is the Fox News Channel. The sad thing is, the filmmakers chose to interview equally distorted pundits like the head of Media Matters and Al Franken. Folks who love to twist facts just as much as Bill O’Reilly and Ann Coulter.
Don't get me wrong, the filmmakers bring up a lot of valid points, but they're slanted towards a very "left" viewpoint. It still stings to see George W Bush declared the winner of the 2000 Presidential Election BEFORE the votes could actually be counted. Outfoxed, like its subject, is guilty of poor journalism.
The film doesn’t stand the test of time too well. Robert Greenwald made the film in 2004. It breaks my heart to see the Fox News Senior Political Correspondent share laughs with W while talking about his wife campaigning for the man who probably stole the Presidency. The man was trying to get the message out to people at that time, in the 2004 election. Sadly, it was too late.
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