Daily News Roundup – May 9, 2015
Boston 2024 Changes Franklin Park Plan (JP Gazette) London Protester: Olympics Damaged Park (JP Gazette) Anti-Olympics Speakers to Talk Displacement, Surveillance (JP Gazette) The Globe’s I-93 Off-Ramp (CommonWealth) Marathon Rescue Hero Joins Anti-Olympics Protest (JP Gazette) Newly Released Boston 2024 Budget Details Contained in UMass Records (Boston Magazine) What if Girding for Climate Change Were an Olympic Event? (Boston Globe) 500 Days Out, Rio Risks Olympics Cost Sur
What the Globe Forgot to Tell You about Two of #Boston2024’s New Board Members
A few days ago, Boston 2024 rolled outs its new 30-member board of directors, a mix of (mostly) corporate executives, athletes, and USOC officials. The Globe printed a handy list of all 30 members and a line or two of background information. However, in at least two cases, the Globe gave rather deceptive descriptions. The first is Mo Cowan, who has already been a government relations adviser for Boston 2024 for some time. The Globe describes him as “the former chief of staf