Week In Review: Globe's #FreePress Push; Heated Secretary Of State Race

August 17, 2018

Jamie Bologna
Deborah Becker

A customer buys a Boston Globe newspaper from a street newsstand in Boston's Downtown Crossing in 2009. (Elise Amendola/AP)

The Boston Globe led more than 400 media outlets around the country to promote the freedom of press, in response to attacks from President Trump.

Plus, the Democratic primary for secretary of state moved into heated territory this week. The race appears to be part of the trend of a younger candidate challenging a longtime incumbent. In this case Boston City Councilor Josh Zakim is seeking to unseat Secretary of State William Galvin.

Guests

Shira Center, politics editor at The Boston Globe. She tweets @shiracenter.

Michael Jonas, executive editor of CommonWealth Magazine. He tweets @bostonjonas.

This segment aired on August 17, 2018. The audio for this segment is not available.