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Issues in Journalism
Media Ownership Case Study: Rupert Murdoch and Fox News 
"Study Hits War Views Held By Fox Fans" (Baltimore Sun 10/4/03)
The Fox News Memo (from Poynter Online, one of the most highly respected sources of information and education about good journalism)
Fox News from SourceWatch, a non-partisan project of the Center for Media and Democracy.
Cable TV Ownership from Journalism.org's "The State of the News Media 2007: An Annual Report on American Journalism" (part of the highly regarded Project for Excellence in Journalism)
Key Questions:
- Who owns the news media? What effect does this have on the news we receive?
- What difference does it make if a news network is biased toward one party or ideology?
- What is Rupert Murdoch's agenda, according to the documentary (or the articles)? How does this agenda influence the news on Fox News Channel? What are some specific ways Murdoch controls what is shown on Fox News?
- What role does money "the bottom line" play in all media outlets? How did Fox influence other networks? (The so-called "Fox Effect")
- What difference does it make where we get our news?
- What concrete ways can we make a difference in getting unbiased news?
