Writing on the website of the Canadian publication Maclean’s, Mark Steyn makes some interesting observations about the way the Conrad Black verdict is being unfairly reported in some respects:

Look at this report for example on the verdict from his (and my) old paper in London, The Daily Telegraph:
During the trial they had heard extensive details of Lord Black’s lavish lifestyle, including allegations that he had cheated Hollinger International by taking the company plane on a holiday to French Polynesia, and billed shareholders $40,000 (£20,000) for his wife Barbara Amiel’s surprise birthday party.
Er, no, sorry. He was found – what’s the phrase? – “not guilty” on all the lavish lifestyle charges, including Polynesia and Barbara’s birthday. Wouldn’t that be worth telling your readers?

Mark has followed the trial extremely closely and it is worth reading his various entries here.

For more background see here.