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Teen justice

Description: Meg Vaillancourt interviews South Boston high school sophomore boys about their view of confessed teenage murderer William Flynn in the Pamela Smart trial. Interview with Edward Loughran, Commissioner of the Department of Youth Services, about regulations surrounding juvenile offenders charged with capital crimes in Massachusetts.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 03/18/1991

Tent City housing

Description: Low-income residents line up to become potential South End homeowners in Tent City project. Photographs from the 1968 tent city protest. Interviews with applicants and Tent City administrations on affordable housing.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 08/13/1987

The Heidi Chronicles

Description: Interview with playwright Wendy Wasserstein on "The Heidi Chronicles" and the evolution and complexities of the women's movement. Footage of a performance of the play.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 03/08/1991

Train Crash

Description: Commuter train collides with freight train on Allston train tracks by the Massachusetts Turnpike. Investigation in to the cause of the crash. Conrail is responsible for both the freight train and the T commuter rail. After the edited story,there is part of another edited story about the Massachusetts State government.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 05/07/1986

Tsongas to resign

Description: Paul Tsongas holds a press conference, announcing that he will resign his Senate seat for health reason. His wife, Niki Tsongas, is at his side throughout, as are his two sisters and his brother in law. Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, Tom McGee, stands behind him. Tsongas acknowledges the hard work of his staff. Crowd gives him a standing ovation. He takes questions from the press.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/12/1984

Tsongas, Gorin, Orr on arena

Description: Press conference where Paul Tsongas, Bobby Orr, Wayne Cashman, and Boston real estate developer Rosalind Gorin present information on their interactions with Delware North concerning buying both the Boston Bruins and the Boston Garden, to build a new arena by North Station.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 02/28/1985

Updike interview part 1

Description: Parts of a series of interviews with John Updike. First interview is about his interest in visual art and his experience drawing. He comments on cartoons and modernism. After a long pause in footage, there is a discussion between Updike and Lydon, while the cutaways are being shot. The second interview is about Eastern European writers, during which he mentions Danilo Kis, Bruno Schulz, and Milan Kundera. Tape ends with an extended shot of Updike's book "Just Looking." part 1 of 2.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 12/21/1989

Updike interview, Part 2

Description: Studio interview with John Updike about Eastern European writers. He recommends Yugoslav writer Danilo Kis, although it might be hard to find in bookstores. He also talks about a Polish writers including Bruno Schulz. He compares Polish poets and prose writer. He talks about the work of Milan Kundera. He describes Eastern Europeans writers' situation and their often surreal styles sometimes resulting in "magical realism."
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 12/22/1989

Urban development, condo conversion, Latino voters, Victory Gardens

Description: Four stories from 1983. 1) Urban development in Boston is an issue in the mayoral race. Helicopter aerial of skyline from harbor. Tilt up Prudential and Hancock towers. Pan of Copley Place. Anthony Tappe of Boston Society of Architects comments on deterioration of Victorian Boston because of the scale of new development, making for a less desirable and livable city. Controversy over Mayor Kevin White's intense involvement in urban planning process is discussed by mayoral candidates at a BSA forum on the future of city planning. David Finnegan, Dennis Kearney, Lawrence DiCara, Robert Kiley, Ray Flynn, Mel King. Robert Ryan, BRA director. Marriott Long Wharf Hotel. 2) The dichotomy between preserving rent control/affordable housing and encouraging free market business development through condo conversions in Boston. Struggle of 87-year-old Hester Hurlbutt of 250 Commonwealth Avenue to stay in her apartment. Mel King comments on housing displacement. Ray Flynn favors ban on evictions. David Finnegan disagrees, worried about economic climate. Scenes of Back Bay, Copley Place, Boston Public Library. Sign for luxury condominium for sale. Mayoral candidates Dennis Kearney and Lawrence DiCara campaigning. 3) Latino voters will have an impact on Boston's mayoral race. Alex Rodriguez, Jorge Hernandez, Yohel Camayd-Freixas endorse Mel King. Jose Masso, Gov. Dukakis' Hispanic liaison, says Latinos will split ideologically according to their respective nationalities. 4) Joseph Nelson and Mabel "Matty" Matheson talk about the tradition of the Fenway Victory Gardens. Other plot tenders revel in the therapeutic value and beauty of gardening. Views of flower beds and vegetables.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 1983

Use of unnamed sources

Description: Use of unnamed sources is rampant in Stuart murder case. District Attorney Newman Flanagan at press conference. News room scenes. Interview with Andrew Costello of the Boston Herald on the reasoning and practice behind using unnamed sources in news reporting. Boston Globe and WGBH practices on using these souces. Interview with Ellen Hume on the rights of the public and the rights of individuals. Clips from "All the President's Men."
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/08/1990