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Trial of Former Media Mogul Conrad Black Begins

Jury selection begins Wednesday in Chicago in the trial of former media mogul Conrad Black.

Black and three other executives of Hollinger International are accused of stealing at least $80 million from shareholders. The company once owned the Chicago Sun-Times, The Jerusalem Post and London's Daily Telegraph.

Chicago Public Radio's Diantha Parker reports.

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