Daily News Roundup - July 27, 2015
Timing Continues to Be a Proble for Boston 2024 (BostInno) 'Dancing with the Devil' Details Rio's Prep for 2016 Olympics (Only a Game) All Eyes on Mass. Gov. as Boston's Olympic Bid Faces Another Test (Boston.com) Park Visitors Wary of Olympic Plan for Quincy (Patriot Ledger) Boston 2024's Olympic Bid Could End as Soon as Monday (Boston Mag) Boston's 2024 Olympic Bid Faces Crucial Conference Call (OC Register) USOC to Talk with Mass Gov, Decide Next Step for Boston Bid (AP) H
Daily News Roundup - June 25, 2015
No Boston 2024 Meets with Arlington Residents (Arlington Advocate) As Bayside Expo's Razing Nears, Interest in Parcel Grows (Boston Globe) Brazil Plans 60,000 Security Force for Olympics: Source (Reuters) Journalists Should Submit *All* Records Requests through Media Relations, Says Mayor's Office (MuckRock) Economic Crap Shoot? The Real Cost of the Boston 2024 Olympic Bid (JP Forum) FIFA Scandal May Affect Boston's 2024 Bid (Boston Globe) Environmental Concerns Cloud Volleyb
Daily News Roundup - June 24, 2015
In Boston's Faltering Bid for 2024 Games, a Message for Olympics (Christian Science Monitor) Another Boston 2024 Surprising (NECN) "Owners of hydroelectric plant that controls Deerfield River flows say they never heard from Olympics organizers." A Boston 2024 Pre-Mortem (Boston Globe) DCU Center Gets Boston Olympic Committee Nod for Handball Venue (Worcester Telegram) The Hidden Costs of a Boston Olympics (Andrew Zimbalist) What Does the IOC Think of Boston 2024? (Radio Bosto
Daily News Roundup - June 15, 2015
Private 'Master Developer' Option Weighed for Boston Olympics Venues (Dorchester Reporter) Architect Becomes Key Figure in Olympic Bid (Boston Globe) No mention of the $1,017,679 paid to Manfredi's firm by Boston 2024? #Boston2024, Boston Pride, & the IOC: Exploiting a Community for Their Own Gain (Storify) Keller @ Large: Walsh Says Boston Won't Be on Hook for Olympic Cost Overruns (CBS Local) Walsh says his attorneys read "the most important parts," which means "not the who
Daily News Roundup - June 1, 2015
F-Bombs, Shouting: Uncivil Discourse on Boston's Olympic Bid (AP) A very lazily written piece with a "both sides" frame. However, Britni de la Cretaz gets the last word: "People are asking questions because they care about our city. If they didn't care about the city, they wouldn't come to the meetings." Keller @ Large: Senate President ' Very Worried' about Boston Olympic Bid Funding (CBS Local) The Revolving Door Between FIFA and the International Olympic Committee (BostInn
Daily News Roundup - May 29, 2015
On the Bid Book Revelations: Boston 2024 'Bid Book,' Obtained by Journalists, Reveals Need for Public Money (Radio Boston) Bond Experts: Boston 2024 Financing Plan Contradicts Vow to Avoid Public Funds (Boston Business Journal) Fiscal Transparency Pledge Left out of Olympics Bid Document, Report Says (Boston Globe) Report: Boston 2024 Will Need Public Money (WEEI) What is "is" in Olympicspeak? (CommonWealth) The Lying Liars at Boston 2024 Have Been Caught in Their Olympic-Siz
Daily News Roundup – May 22, 2015
Dear USOC, Nah, We Really Don’t Want the Olympics (Boston.com) US Delegation to Visit IOC Next Week for Talks on Boston Bid (Fox Sports) How Things Went Wrong for Boston’s Olympic Leader John Fish (Boston.com) Boston 2024’s Got a New Leader (Boston.com) New boss, same as the old boss Big Dig into Our Wallets Fuels Boston 2024 Fears (Sentinel & Enterprise) Boston 2024: Little Benefit from Olympics for North Shore (The Salem News) Here’s What We Learned from the Boston Redevelo
Daily News Roundup – May 15, 2015
2020 Summer Games Pact to Tape Tokyo Taxpayers (Boston Herald) City Releases 2020 Olympics Contract under Pressure from Herald (Boston Herald) An Olympic-Sized Lack of Data on the Views of Boston’s Minorities (Boston Globe) There’s No Denying Los Angeles’s Growing Olympics Appeal (Boston Globe) Bay State’s DC Team Aggressively Noncommittal on Boston 2024’s Olympic Bid (WGBH) As Baker Bemoans Sluggish Boston 2024, Hiring for His Olympic Consultant Behind Schedule (Dorchester R
Daily News Roundup – May 5, 2015
Boston Globe Fails to Understand South Boston Olympic Opposition (Universal Hub) Refusing to Host the Olympics: The Deceptive IOC Brand (Scoop) Striking Omissions in Boston 2024 Board Members’ Bios (Boston Globe) Walsh’s Hypocrisy on Taking Money from Boston 2024 (Bay State Examiner) Why the Last Two U.S. Olympic Bids Failed (BostInno) #IOC #Boston2024Board #MoCowan #DanOConnell #MartyWalsh #NYC2012 #Chicago2016 #SouthBoston
Daily News Roundup – April 30, 2015
Displacement, Diversity Focus of Latest Boston Olympics Meeting (Boston.com) Olympic Critics Are Clear-Eyed, Not Starry-Eyed (Boston Globe) IOC in Talks with Fifth City over 2024 Bid (Reuters) Another Knock on Transparency at Boston 2024 (Boston Globe) As 20-Year Anniversary of Olympics in Atlanta Nears, Bostonians Oppose Campaign for Games There (Atlanta Business Chronicle) Baker Halts $1B Expansion of Boston Convention Center (Boston Globe) Risky Business: A Q&A with Andrew