Inside Information : Stories from the Street (Part 2 of 3)

Slaght, Margaret (director). Cameron, Bill (narrator). Gerber, Sig (producer). Marquard, Pia Maria (producer). Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (Added Author). Narrator: Cameron, Bill. (Cast).

Summary: On its opening night, September 8, 1952, the first news story broadcast on CBC Television was the dramatic escape and subsequent capture of Toronto's notorious bank robbers, The Boyd Gang. This documentary features archival footage from the groundbreaking Connections series, and looks at the investigative nature of The Fifth Estate's coverage of the wrongly convicted, the changing approach to the coverage of sexual abuse stories, and more. As well, it explores the viewer's love affair with villains-versus-victims stories, the power of the camera, and what sometimes leads reporters astray.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video (54 min 39 sec)
remote
videorecording
electronic
Publisher: Toronto : Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 2002

Content descriptions

Restrictions on Access Note:	Access restricted to Curio.ca subscribers
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director: Slaght, Margaret ; Producer: Gerber, Sig ; Producer: Marquard, Pia Maria.
Participant or Performer Note:	Narrator: Cameron, Bill.
System Details Note:	Available on the Internet. MODE OF ACCESS via web browser by entering the following URL: http://curio.ca/en/video/inside-information-stories-from-the-street-part-2-of-3-666/
Language Note:	In English.
Source of Description Note:	Source of description from Canadian Broadcasting Corporation