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 – May 3, 2015
Dear Shirley: On the Subject of Media Coverage of Boston 2024 (Hester Prynne) Olympics Gentrification, Local Benefits Discussed (Mission Hill Gazette) Boston 2024 Organizers Face Tough Sell in Southie (Boston Globe) Professor: Olympics Would Harm Not Help Massachusetts (WBSM) Olympic Bid Faces Daunting Foreign Rivals (Boston Globe) In Boston 2024 They Don’t Trust (Boston Herald) #ShirleyLeung #Gentrification #Roxbury #SouthBoston #Paris2024 #Hamburg2024 #Rome2024 #Budapest202
Daily News Roundup – March 11, 2015
Deval Patrick’s Involvement in Boston 2024 Olympics Bid ‘Disappoints’ Northampton Crowd: Evan Falchuk (MassLive) Councillor Calls for Hearings on Olympics’ Diversity, Sex Trafficking (Dorchester Reporter) A Letter to the Editor: Boston 2024 Community Meeting (Caught in Southie) Capuano Criticizes Olympic Effort to Mislead on Transportation; Wonders About Boston 2024 Payroll (WGBH News) Boston Being Played for a Fool in the Political, Olympic Game (Boston.com) Mayor Marty Wals
Daily News Roundup – February 27, 2015
Rio 2016: Occupy Takes Swing at Olympic Golf Course (Guardian) Why Beantown May Want to Throw This Sports Contest (MSNBC – The Cycle) An interview with Andrew Zimbalist Sports Extravaganzas: Games That Must Stop (Economist) Mitt Romney’s Ties Key to Boston Olympics Push (Boston Globe) Smith Professor: Boston Olympics Bid ‘Crazy’ (Daily Hampshire Gazette) Olympic Committee Chairman Pitches 2024 Games to South Coast (The Herald News) Boston 2024 Group’s Fundraising Limited to N
Daily News Roundup – February 26, 2015
Olympics: New Group Calls for Rights-Respecting Bids (Human Rights Watch) House Bill Would Give Beacon Hill Oversight of Olympics Bid Process (Dorchester Reporter) Is Record Snowfall Ruining Boston’s Chances to Host Olympics? (WCVB) No, angry residents are/can. Neighborhood Concerns Raised at Back-to-Back Boston Olympics Meetings (Boston.com) Olympics Backers Press Case in Latest Public Meetings (Dorchester Reporter) Walsh, 2024 Chiefs Meet with Widett Circle Owners (Dorchest
Daily News Roundup – February 25, 2015
Rio to Ask Big Companies to Shut Down During Olympics (Reuters) Olympics Organizers Have Time to Talk (Boston Globe) “When I pulled Davey aside after the meeting Monday night at the Yawkey Boys & Girls Club of Boston in Roxbury, I told him that the distant games seem to give organizers wide latitude to be vague. To issue broad promises. To make sweeping, patriotic-tinged appeals for the societal glue that sports can supply. To sometimes dance with facts.” Hundreds Gather at S
Daily News Roundup – January 24, 2015
Landowners Say Consent Not Given for Games Plans (Boston Globe) Davey to Take Over Leadership of Boston 2024 (Boston Herald) Changing leadership already? A Look at Olympics Budget Points to Overruns (Boston Globe) Op-ed by Andrew Zimbalist, the economist who spoke at the No Boston Olympics meeting 3 Challenges for Boston 2024’s Olympic Bidding Documents (Boston.com) Opponents Weigh Referendum on Boston 2024 Olympics Bid (Washington Times) Editorial Cartoon: Olympics Speech (B
Daily News Roundup – January 23, 2015
Jondergate Boston 2024 Free Speech Kerfuffle: Walsh’s Explanation Worse Than Original Ban (WBUR) Mayor Walsh’s Letter to City Employees (Boston Globe) What bull. Walsh Tries to Clarify USOC Rule on Bid Talk (Boston Globe) “Walsh, however, has not said if he plans to change the agreement.” Spoiler: He has none. Boston’s Ban on Anti-Olympics Talk is Unproductive (Fortune) Lawyers: Boston “Has to Be Ready” for Lawsuits over Deal Requiring Employees to Support Olympics Bid (Massl