CBC-TV News in Review: September 1996*
- 1996 ----- color ----- 60 min ----- vhs
- Segments: 1. The Olympics: Games People Play (18 min) With a special focus on the Olympics’ centennial, the Atlanta Games, and Canada’s Olympic program, this report assesses the politics, commercialization, and "pure sport" aspects of the Olympics. 2. Raising the Irving Whale (13 min) Examines Canada’s largest salvage operation as well as corporate and public responsibility. 3. TWA Flight 800: Terrorism Hits Home (12 min) The tragedy of TWA Flight 800 and other recent terrorist attacks is the focal point for examining the new front line of terrorism around the world. 4. The Quebec Floods: A Natural Disaster? (13 min) CBC correspondent Tom Kennedy examines the events, the environmental implications, the issue of human intervention in nature, and the questions being asked about the cause of the floods. (Closed-Captioned) (Extensive study guide available upon request) (Donated by the Department of Canadian Studies) (Restricted to use by institutions of learning within the State of Washington only)
- Topics: (Advertising, Aero/Astronautics, Canadian Studies, Economics, Environmental Studies, Industry, Political Science, Water)
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