The fifth estate
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- The Fifth Estate is also an anarchist newspaper.
- The correct title of this article is the fifth estate. The initial letter is shown capitalized due to technical restrictions.
the fifth estate is a Canadian television newsmagazine, which airs on the English television network of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Its name is normally spelled in all lowercase letters.
The program has been on the air since September 16, 1975, and its primary focus is on investigative journalism. Stories from the fifth estate have been regularly exported to other television networks around the world.
Journalists associated with the show, past and present, include:
- The Rt. Hon. Adrienne Clarkson
- Theresa Burke
- Stevie Cameron
- Gillian Findley
- Hana Gartner
- Bob Johnstone
- Linden MacIntyre
- Bob McKeown
- Sheila MacVicar
- Victor Malarek
- Eric Malling
- Ian Parker
- Francine Pelletier
- Peter Reilly
- Anna Maria Tremonti
- Warner Troyer
- Trish Wood
[edit] Notable programs
The following articles include more detail on news reports that have aired on the fifth estate:
- Airport Security
- David Frost and Mike Danton
- Benny Hinn
- Rachel Marsden
- Bill O'Reilly
- Project MKULTRA
- Ayden Scheim
- John Sola
- Steven Truscott
- Tunagate
- Pierre Vallières
- To sell a war
- Communications Security Establishment
- Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation ("Luck of the Draw")
Since several episodes take the form of documentary films that have been distributed as such in other parts of the world, the fifth estate is one of the only television series to have been nominated for Academy Awards. Just Another Missing Kid, originally a fifth estate episode, was released in theatres in the United States and it won the 1982 Academy Award for Documentary Feature.
[edit] External links
- the fifth estate official home page on CBC website
- the fifth estate history on CBC website
