Daily News Roundup July 24, 2015
#OlympicsDebate Olympic Debate Lacked What We Wanted to Hear (Boston Globe) Baker's Olympic Guessing Game (Boston Globe) 6 Highlights from Televised Boston Olympics Debate (Mass Live) Olympics Debate Turns into Bosotn vs. New York Slugfest (Boston.com) Olympic Revenue Numbers are 'Drunken Optimism,' Critic Says (Boston.com) Opponents, Supporters Clash in Olympics Debate (Boston Globe) Backers, Opponents Joust at Olympics TV Debate (WBUR) 4 Things We Learned from Boston's Olym
Daily News Roundup - July 2, 2015
JP Meeting JP Gives Hostile Reception to Olympics (JP Gazette) #Boston2024 Public Meeting June 30, 2015 (NECIR Storify) Boston 2024 Meeting in Jamaica Plain Draws Passionate Crowd (Jamaica Plain News) Boston 2024 and the Olympic Vision of Columbia Point (WGBH News) Economist Zimbalist: Olympic Funding Flaws, Smoke And Mirrors, And Cannabalizing Non-Profit Monies (WGBH News) USOC 'Focused Exclusively' on Boston, But L.A. Bid Backers Remain Hopeful (Boston Herald) Editorial Car
Daily News Roundup - June 26, 2015
Rome's City Council Votes in Favor of Rome 2024 Bid (AP) European city councils seem to actually vote on things. How novel. Mayor Walsh Has a Boston Olympics Problem of His Own Making (BBJ) City Hall Vetted Communications, FOIA Response with Boston 2024 PR Team (BBJ) Dot Gathering Airs Some Locals' Concerns about Olympics (Dorchester Reporter) Andrew Zimbalist on the Hidden Costs of Boston 2024 (WGBH News) Can Boston 2024 Win Over the Doubters? (NECN) No. Stupid question. #Do
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 – May 19, 2015
USOC Board Member: Boston Bid No Sure Thing (Associated Press) USOC Official Says Boston Bid Not Certain (Boston Globe) Boston Still Being Vetted for Olympics (My Fox News) Budapest Moves Closer to 2024 Olympics Bid (Yahoo Sports) City Council Starts at the End in Olympics Talk (Boston.com) City of Angels Ready to Carry the Torch if Boston 2024 Bid Falters (Boston Herald) Games Backers Promise to Give Specifics in June (Boston Herald) Backers of Boston’s Olympic Bid Defend Co
Daily News Roundup – May 18, 2015
Boston 2024 Bid Opponents Make Case to Baker, Cabinet (Boston Globe) Boston 2024 Spent $5.6 M (Boston Herald) Could the Olympics Super-Size Boston’s Current Problems? (MHP) Council’s Panel to Focus on IOC Reforms (Boston Herald) Editorial: Olympic ‘Deadline’ (Boston Herald) Mitt Romney Set to Give Tips on Boston 2024 Bid (Boston Herald) USOC Head Reaffirms Belief in Boston 2024 (Boston Herald) #CharlieBaker #NoBostonOlympics #Consultants #DaveZirin #CityCouncil #USOC #Agenda2
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 – April 28, 2015
The Motive Driving Olympics Push in Boston (Boston Globe) Michelle Kwan’s 2024 Bid Boost (Boston Herald) Is this satire? U.S. Rep Capuano Blasts Boston 2024’s ‘Lack of Transparency’ (Boston Herald) Boston 2024 Pushes to Keep Docs Secret (Boston Herald) Amendment to Bar Public Funds for Olympics Fails in House (State House News Service) Capuano: Public to Need ‘A Little Proof’ about Any Olympic Cost (Boston Herald) No Boston Olympics Will Host a Second Meeting (BostInno) #Gent
Daily News Roundup – April 13, 2015
Paris City Council Clears Way for 2024 Olympic Bid (AP) Bill Linehan Announces 4 New Hearings on 2024 Olympics (Caught in Southie) On the Record: Interview with Chris Dempsey (On the Record/WCVB) Boston 2024 Bid on “Much More Positive Track Soon” Claims USOC Chairman (Inside the Games) #Paris2024 #CityCouncil #NoBostonOlympics #USOC #LarryProbst
Daily News Roundup – April 3, 2015
Opposition Stop Confusing the Boston 2024 Opposition Groups (BostInno) Different Strategies, Same Goal: How Boston’s Olympic Opponents Work Together (Boston.com) They Just Don’t Want the Olympics (Boston.com) Omnishambles Boston Olympic Bid is a Problem of U.S.O.C.’s Own Making (NYT) Walsh Seeks to Open “Office of Olympic Accountability,” Funded by Boston 2024 (Bay State Examiner) Walsh: Yes, New Public Money Will Be Needed for 2024 Upgrades (Dorchester Reporter) And look at