In mid-July former media baron Conrad Black was found guilty of obstruction of justice and three counts of mail fraud. The verdict came after a 15-week trial in a Chicago courtroom. Black, who will be sentenced in November, could be sent to prison for many years. In this News in Review story we’ll look at the Black trial and the conviction of the man who was once one of Canada’s most powerful business tycoons. (Length: 13:48)
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Conrad Black: A Tycoon in Trouble
For more than 20 years Conrad Black has been one of Canada’s most successful and flamboyant business tycoons. But in late August, he was accused of looting his media empire to finance his lavish lifestyle. It was just the latest in a series of setbacks, and now everything that Black built up appears to be crumbling around him. In this story we’ll look at the rise and fall of Conrad Black. We’ll hear from some of his biographers and we’ll examine what went wrong and why.
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The Enron Collapse: A Political Scandal?
The collapse of this U.S. financial giant — one of the largest business failures in American history — is fraught with political scandal and recriminations. In this report we examine the history of Enron, the accusations and evidence of dubious political connections, and the enormous losses suffered by ordinary shareholders.
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Marketing to Teens: A Captive Audience?
This special report integrates footage from the CBC program Undercurrents and profiles student activism in an Ontario high school, the pilot school for Youth News Network (YNN). Focusing on advertising to a “captive” and lucrative market, the story investigates what critics call the commercialization of public education and raises the universal issue of the ethics of marketing certain products and services to youth. The rights of students, the decision-making process in public educational institutions, and consumer awareness and advocacy are key issues. The print material also examines numerous case studies of contentious products and marketing methods that are directed to young consumers.
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