简介：TheFifthEstateisaCanadiantelevisionnewsmagazine.ThenameisaplayonthefactthatthemediaaresometimesreferredtoastheFourthEstate,andwaschosentohighlighttheprogram'sdeterminationtogobeyondeverydaynewsintooriginaljournalism.TheprogramhasbeenontheairsinceSeptember16,1975,anditsprimaryfocusisoninvestigativejournalism.StoriesfromTheFifthEstateroutinelymakeheadlinesinCanadaandhavebeenregularlyexportedtoothertelevisionnetworksaroundtheworld. TheFifthEstateisCanada'sforemostcurrentaffairsprogram.Ithasengagedinco-productionswiththeBBC,TheNewYorkTimes,theleadingCanadiannewspapersTheGlobeandMailandTheTorontoStar,andoftenwiththePBSseriesFrontline. TheFifthEstateisoneoftwotelevisionseriestowinanAcademyAward:JustAnotherMissingKid,originallyaTheFifthEstateepisode,wasreleasedintheatresintheUnitedStatesandwonthe1982AcademyAwardforDocumentaryFeature.…