OUTFOXED-- Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism to screen at the Echo Lounge 9/2/04

IMAGE Film & Video Center proudly presents a free screening of Robert Greenwalds documentary, OUTFOXED -- RUPERT MURDOCHS WAR ON JOURNALISM, Thursday, September 2 @ 8:00pm at The Echo Lounge, 551 Flat Shoals Ave., East Atlanta.

(PRWEB) August 15, 2004 -- In the eyes of filmmaker Robert Greenwald, Fox News has been distorting its coverage to serve the conservative political agenda of its owner, media tycoon Rupert Murdoch. OUTFOXED features interviews with former Fox employees and offers extensive footage from Fox News...which Greenwald is using without the network's permission. Media experts, including Walter Cronkite, Jeff Cohen (FAIR) Bob McChesney (Free Press), Chellie Pingree (Common Cause), Jeff Chester (Center for Digital Democracy), and David Brock (Media Matters) provide context and guidance for an in-depth look at Fox News and its effect on society.

OUTFOXED opened in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. theaters with record numbers -- $78,054.00 for five theaters, but not without Fox Executives voicing opinions about the controversial film. OUTFOXED is being distributed by Cinema Libre Distribution, which is also distributing Greenwalds UNCOVERED: THE WAR ON IRAQ, opening in theatres August 20.

Since being released on home video more than a month ago, OUTFOXED" has sold over 100,000 units over the internet through MoveOne.orgs innovative grassroots marketing and House Party Screenings along with an additional distribution deal with Disinformation Home Entertainment.