Outfoxed

The Fox News Channel has seen a lot of bad publicity because they are an obviously very conservative news station that offers "fair and balanced" journalism and news reporting. That is the main problem that FNC has seen because almost every other news station shows bias to one of the political sides, but they do not brag that their news is "fair and balanced."

FNC has a cast of characters that also draws a lot of attention not for their political views, but for their bold personalities that draw viewers into their shows. Bill O'Reilly is a perfect example, as his show, "The O'Reilly Factor" always draws a huge audience. The problem with Mr. O'Reilly is not that he is a right wing conservative who is blind to the liberal or the democratic side, but his arrogance is the reason people tune into the FNC every night to watch his program. It is no secret that he is all about the Republican party, but when he has a liberal on his show, or someone with different views as him, he blasts them and publicly humiliates him (ex. Jeremy Glick). It is unfortunate that the FNC advertises "fair and balanced" but at the same time give guys like Bill O'Reilly their own show on their channel.

Now, in the defense of the FNC, Outfoxed is a documentary that is basically propaganda about propaganda. It definitely gets its point across that Fox should not be trusted for your news about anything because they are certainly not fair like they advertise, but there could have been another documentary made about a liberal news channel. Down the road, we may see a movie come out about CNN and their democratic bias that they have, because they certainly have that bias. However, it is just the way that Rupert Murdoch gets his message across that Fox gets attacked the way it does. If he was not such a right wing conservative himself, the FNC would have a chance to get their fair and balanced journalism to the American public.