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Series: The Ten O'Clock News
Date: 1991-01-14
Duration: 00:02:14
Subject: Middle East; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Persian Gulf War, 1991
People: Jackson, Jesse; Jones, Marcus; King, Martin Luther, Jr.; Lathan, Corrie; Penn, Steve;
Geography: Cambridge (Mass.)|Iraq|Middle East|
Clip Description
Marcus Jones reports that anti-war activists protested across the nation to rally public opinion against the use of force in the Persian Gulf. Jones's report is accompanied by footage of anti-war protesters in downtown Boston. Jones notes that Jesse Jackson (African American political leader) visited MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) to speak out against going to war in the Middle East on the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. (American civil rights leader). Jones notes that the MIT Initiative for Peace in the Middle East brought Jackson to the campus. Jones's report includes footage of Jackson speaking at MIT. Jackson says that the US must not rush to war on January 15. Jones' report also includes footage from interviews with MIT graduate students Corrie Lathan and Steve Penn. Lathan and Penn oppose the war. Jones interviews Jackson. Jackson says that the US and Iraq should negotiate. He adds that war is inevitable if talking is impossible. Jones' report includes footage from Inside Edition of Jackson in Iraq.
Series Description
A local program aimed at the Boston audience, The Ten O'Clock News debuted on January 15, 1976. Its two immediate predecessors were The Reporters and Evening Compass. A news and public affairs show focusing on neighborhood, local and state issues, The Reporters was produced and broadcast on WGBH from 1970 to 1973. The Reporters was then replaced by Evening Compass, which expanded into a twice-nightly news broadcast during the tense moments of Boston's busing crisis. On the air from 1973 to 1975, Evening Compass found an audience through its in-depth coverage of school desegregation in Boston, which began in 1974. The Ten O'Clock News stood out as an in-depth news program. It strove for a balance between local and national stories, between politics and the Arts. The last The Ten O'Clock News program was broadcast on May 30, 1991.
