Media "Hits"
at the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies

Journalists from dozens of local, regional, national and international publications and broadcast outlets call on the Andrew Young School's faculty experts each week for information and commentary on breaking news stories and features. In 2000, researchers and data from the Andrew Young School were featured in more than 120 stories in such prestigious news media as The Boston Globe, The Baltimore Sun, The Des Moines Register, the Indianapolis Star, Business Week, The Chronicle of Higher Education, National Public Radio, the Atlanta Journal/Constitution and Georgia public television, among others. The college encourages its faculty -- as employees of a taxpayer-funded research university -- to make themselves and their work available to the public through these news outlets. The list below represents a sampling of the year's major media hits.

The Andrew Young School of Policy Studies was mentioned in an article covering an announcement by Coca-Cola Chief Executive Doug Daft of a $1.5 million grant to form the Diversity Leadership Academy of Atlanta. In conjunction with the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, the academy will be developed and run by the Roosevelt Thomas' American Institute for Managing Diversity, Atlanta Journal/Constitution, November 30, 2000 / The Associated Press State & Local Wire, November 29, 2000 / Cox News Service, November 29, 2000 / PR Newswire, November 29, 2000. A one million dollar gift from the Bank of America to help fund an MBA scholars program, the Helen M. Aderhold Learning Center, and the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies was reported, Atlanta Journal/Constitution, December 21, 2000.

The Applied Research Center was mentioned by the Associated Press in "How long will honeymoon last for Barnes?," Jan. 2 in the Americus Times-Recorder and the Cordele Dispatch; "Barnes enjoys strong first year" Jan. 2 in the Valdosta Times; "Report shows wide racial disparities in school suspension rates," Jan. 5 in the Columbus Times; "Barnes' term starts off with a bang" Jan. 2 in the Thomasville Times-Enterprise; and "A strong start, but how long will honeymoon last for Barnes?" Jan. 2in the Tifton Gazette; The Applied Research Center's quarterly Georgia State Poll was mentioned in "Poll: Barnes gains Republican favor" in Bill Shipp's Georgia, March 13, 2000; Applied Research Center poll on the state flag reported in "School votes on flying state flag" Atlanta Constitution, March 14, 2000, Fayetteville's Fayette News, Jonesboro's News Daily, McDonough's Herald, and Peachtree City's Today in Peachtree City, March 15, 2000; Applied Research Center poll cited in article regarding Georgia state flag, Chattanooga Times/Free Press, September 3, 2000; Applied Research Center report discussed and Gary Henry quoted in "Study finds effective teachers," Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, September 28, 2000; and Applied Research Center survey indicating favorable business climate in Fulton County cited in article on agreement linking Georgia State University graduate study in applied linguistics with Peace Corps service.
Atlanta Journal/Constitution, November 29, 2000.

James Alm was quoted and cited by Peter Freiberg in the article "Rainbow Revenue" in The Washington Blade, September 1, 2000, for his article (with Lee Badgett and Leslie A. Whittington) "Wedding Bell Blues: The Income Tax Consequences of Legalizing Same Sex Marriage" that had appeared in the National Tax Journal; published an op-ed article (with Lee Badgett and Leslie A. Whittington) in The Boston Sunday Globe on September 3, 2000, "One Couple's 'Penalty' Remains Another's Privilege"; was quoted and cited by Dolores Kong in the article "For Richer, For Poorer - 'Marriage Penalty' Raises Consciousness, if Not Ire, of Some Betrothed Couples" in The Boston Globe, September 5, 2000; was referenced in Business Week on October 23, 2000 in an "Economics Trends - Gays and the 'Marriage Tax' " article by Gene Koretz, citing Alm's article (with Lee Badgett and Leslie A. Whittington) "Wedding Bell Blues: The Income Tax Consequences of Legalizing Same Sex Marriage" that had appeared in the National Tax Journal; was quoted and cited by Peter Freiberg in the article "Paying the Marriage Tax" in The New York Blade News, August 25, 2000, for his article (with Lee Badgett and Leslie A. Whittington) "Wedding Bell Blues: The Income Tax Consequences of Legalizing Same Sex Marriage" that had appeared in the National Tax Journal; and was quoted in an article about the income tax code and tax reductions, The Boston Globe, December 24, 2000.

Roy Bahl was quoted in "Challenge for Southside: Avoid Northside's Miscues," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, September 25, 2000.

Arthur Brooks' work on a report commissioned by the Fulton County Arts Council examined in "Cultural district proposed: Downtown corridor would link arts venues, history and heritage," Atlanta Journal, March 10, 2000; wrote the Ope-ed, "Government subsidies taking toll on nonprofits' private donations," Atlanta Journal/Constitution, July 2, 2000; and was quoted and Research Atlanta's study on giving in the arts in Atlanta was discussed, Atlanta Journal/Constitution, December 31, 2000.

Rick Charles was interviewed by television Station WGNX/NBC in Atlanta about the crash of the Air France Concorde in Paris on July 25, 2000.

Robbie Collins, a doctoral student in economics, wrote an opinion column entitled "MARTA has poor track record," Atlanta Journal/Constitution, January 29, 2000.

The Council for School Performance was mentioned in numerous media outlets regarding its most recent school report cards, including on the front and editorial pages of the Atlanta Journal/Constitution, and in the Albany Herald, the Augusta Chronicle, the Athens Banner Herald, the Savannah Morning News, Marietta Daily Journal and on WSB radio, January 2000; Council for School Performance reports were examined in papers throughout the Atlanta metro area in early March 2000; its reports were mentioned in "Gov. Barnes' crusade hitting a few snags" in Bill Shipp's Georgia, February 10, 2000; reports were examined in "County ITBS scores go up," Vinings Neighbor, May 25, 2000; reports were mentioned in an article discussing Clayton County schools, Atlanta Journal/Constitution, September 21, 2000; and its studies were cited in an article about possible changes to awardal of HOPE scholarships, The Floria Times-Union (Jacksonville), November 11, 2000.

Ron Cummings discussed in "Official an oasis for state," Albany Herald, June 29, 2000; and was cited in an article discussing the recruitment of top scholars, The Indianapolis Star, October 1, 2000.

Rajeev Dhawan, new director of the Robinson College of Business Forecasting Center, was quoted in an article covering a recent forecasting conference sponsored by the University of California - Santa Barbara, The Tribune, November 11, 2000; was quoted in an article reporting on the jittery market conditions in response to election rulings in Florida, The Times-Picayune (New Orleans), December 9, 2000; was quoted in an article about the Federal Reserve System's consideration of interest rate cuts, Chattanooga Times/Chattanooga Free Press, December 20, 2000 / The Des Moines Register, December 20, 2000 / Cox News Service, December 19, 2000; and was quoted in an article about the tumbling stock market, Cox News Service, December 20, 2000.

Kelly Edmiston was quoted in "Has 'single-sales factor' done the job? After four years, Mass. tax break difficult to measure; evidence light on effectiveness of tax break for manufacturers," Business, Pg. F1, Boston Globe, January 16, 2000; and was interviewed by WAGA-TV's FOX 5 News on the economic implications of the presidential electoral crisis and increasing consumer debt loads in Georgia, 6:00 news, November 10, 2000.

Sam Engle was cited in "Building on the Past: Older communities such as East Point, Oakhurst gain vigor as locals open businesses," Atlanta Constitution, April 23, 2000; and was quoted in "Coastal construction: It's no longer just the seashore islands that attract development: Growth moves inland," Atlanta Journal/Constitution, August 28, 2000.

Fiscal Research Program report cited in an article about development efforts in downtown Atlanta, Atlanta Journal/Constitution, October 12, 2000.

Flint River Water Planning and Policy Center examined and Andrew Young featured in "Water policy think tank gets rolling," The Associate Press, June 29, 2000. The center was featured in "City OKs funding for center," Albany Herald, July 27, 2000; "Water torture," Georgia Trend Magazine, September 2000; and "40 under 40," Georgia Trend Magazine, October 2000.

Michael Foster's research was examined in "Families may leave welfare but not poverty, study says," Atlanta Journal/Constitution, February 5, 2000.

Gary Henry was cited in "The fight ahead: Lawmakers divided on education; Inside the 2000 Georgia legislature," Atlanta Journal/Constitution, January 9, 2000; cited in "Education job is key for Barnes," Atlanta Journal/Constitution, April 30, 2000; was quoted in "Bumpy ride for pre-k students," Atlanta Journal/Constitution, September 16, 2000; was quoted in an article reporting that more students than expected qualify for HOPE scholarship money, and that $ 44 million must be redirected, Atlanta Journal/Constitution, October 1, 2000, and The Associated Press State & Local Wire, September 30, 2000; was cited in an article discussing magnet schools, Atlanta Journal/Constitution, October 7, 2000; was cited in an article discussing Governor Roy Barnes and School Superintendent Linda Schrenko's education expenses, The Florida Times-Union (Jacksonville, Flor.), November 27, 2000; was quoted in articles about the HOPE Scholarship, Atlanta Journal/Constitution, December 10, 2000, and The Associated Press State & Local Wire, December 11, 2000; and was quoted in an article about the effect of congressional district boundary shifts to the deomocratic and republican parties, Atlanta Journal/Constitution, December 31, 2000.

John Hogan was cited in "What's best fix for Social Security? Plan to invest part of retirement sparks campaign debate," Atlanta Journal/Constitution, May 20, 2000.

Audrey Horne's move from Commissioner of Georgia's Department of Human Resources Commissioner to join the Georgia Health Policy Center, was highlighted, Atlanta Journal/Constitution, December 20, 2000 / Atlanta Constitution, December 19, 2000 / The Associated Press State & Local Wire, December 18 and 19, 2000.

Bill Kahnweiler was quoted in an article on the effects on morale of mass layoffs at Coca-Cola Company, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, January 27, 2000; was quoted in an article about accepted practices in workplace giving, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, December 3, 2000; and his letter to the editor on the blind peer review process in scholarly journals, "Nasty or Nice, Reviews of Journal Articles Remain Critical," was published in The Chronicle of Higher Education, July 7, 2000.

Deborah McCarty was mentioned in "City leader back to take over at Research Atlanta," Atlanta Journal, July 20, 2000; and was cited in an article discussing Research Atlanta's recent study of arts in Atlanta, Atlanta Journal/Constitution, November 19, 2000.

Jennifer McCoy was cited in "Albright visits Colombia amid controversy over $1.3 billion U.S. aid plan," Knight Ridder Washington Bureau, January 15, 2000; was quoted in an article highlighting a conference at the Carter Center on "Challenges to Democracy in the Americas," Atlanta Journal/Constitution, October 12, 2000; and was quoted in an article comparing election processes in Florida with those of Latin America and the Caribbean, The Baltimore Sun, December 9, 2000.

Michael Mescon's return announced in "Town Talk," Atlanta Constitution, June 30, 2000.

Harvey Newman was quoted in "Welcome to Sex City (Hope You Brought Cash)," Atlanta Magazine, March 2000.

Donald Ratajczak was mentioned in "Economist Ventures Forth: After 27 years as director of GSU's Economic Forecasting Center, Donald Ratajczak is stepping down. His new pursuit? Internet start-ups," Atlanta Journal/Constitution, April 23, 2000.

Research Atlanta Inc.. Raymond B. King was cited as the new President of Research Atlanta's Board of Directors in the Atlanta Journal/Constitution, January 18, 2000; the report, "The Northern ARC: The Outer Perimeter Reincarnated?" was cited in the Insider, January 21, 2000; a report on parental involvement in middle school was mentioned in "Parental involvement task force begins debate," City Life Buckhead Ed., February 3, 2000; Research Atlanta was cited in the editorial article on development- "Atlanta finally facing up to the sprawl problem," in the Atlanta Journal/Constitution, March 27, 2000; a piece announcing Research Atlanta's charitable giving and social capital projects appeared in Friday's Business Chronicle in Wendy Bowman-Litter's nonprofit section, March 31, 2000; its joint work with the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta on studying charitable giving and civic involvement in the metro area was reported in the Nonprofit Business section, Atlanta Business Chronicle, April 6, 2000; was mentioned in "Lofts, condos spring up, repopulating city's center," Atlanta Constitution, May 15, 2000; study cited in "Study will gauge metro Atlantan's sense of community, or lack thereof," Atlanta Business Chronicle, June 29, 2000; the study, "The Arts Economy in 20 Cities: Where Does Atlanta Stand?" discussed, Cox News Service, November 10, 2000, and Atlanta Journal/Constitution, November 12, 2000; study was referenced in an article linking the work of city governments in boosting cities' tourism and entertainment industry, and indicating that Atlanta's support of the arts is weak in comparison to other large metro areas, Atlanta Journal/Constitution, November 28, 2000; Research Atlanta's study of arts funding in Atlanta was referenced in "Arts apathy: Ideas fly for how to end it," Atlanta Constitution, December 14, 2000, and in "A Great Wake Up Call," Atlanta Journal/Constitution, Novemeber 19, 2000. A story on Research Atlanta's role in moving the transportation issue from the curb to the HOV lane was accepted for publication in the summer edition of Metropolitan Magazine.

Felix Rioja was invited to appear in NPR's (National Public Radio) "Powerpoint" for a discussion panel on the presidential candidates and international trade, live nationwide broadcast, November 5, 2000.

Mark Rivera, Gregory Streib, Theodore Poister, and Katherine Willoughby's work on the report, Public Performance & Management Review, December 2000, was discussed, The News and Obersver (Raleigh, N.C.), December 16, 2000.

The Ron Brown Institute, a joint endeavor of the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, the Robinson College of Business, and the University of Pretoria, South Africa, amoung others, was featured, The Boston Globe, December 2, 2000.

Ross Rubenstein was quoted in "Courts wrestle with 'adequate education' for all," Charleston Post and Courier, January 9, 2000, and in "Poorer school districts face more challenges than wealthier ones," The Associated Press State & Local Wire, January 9, 2000.

Ben Scafidi wrote the article, "Follow Massachusetts Model: Embrace Teachers from Other Fields," Atlanta Journal/Constitution, September 22, 2000.

Bruce Seaman was quoted in "The Economic Impact of the Super Bowl," on a Jacksonville, Florida TV station, November 17, 2000, and also on several Detroit, Michigan area radio stations, November 20-21, 2000; was quoted in "The Coca-Cola Discrimination Settlement," on WATL, Atlanta TV station, September 12, 2000; was quoted in "The Economics of the Mall of Georgia," Ch. 11 News, Atlanta, March 5, 2000; and was interviewed from his home broadcast as part of the feature story, "The Alex Rodriguez Contract: Does it Make Sense?" for Today and Channel 5 News at 5, December 12, 2000.

David L. Sjoquist was quoted in the March 2000 issue of Governing magazine in an article on the "E-conomics Problem;" was invited to sign copies of his book, "The Atlanta Paradox" at Barnes and Noble bookstore in Athens, Georgia on October 10; was quoted in a November 17 story in the Atlanta Journal Constitution on the "Popular Sales Taxes Risk Revenue;" was cited in an article discussing the federal and state minimum wage discrepancy in Texas, Cox News Service, November 29, 2000 / Atlanta Journal/Constitution, November 22, 2000; was cited in "Industry tax break proposed: Incentives can lure corporations to all parts of Georgia, governor says" By Alan Judd, Atlanta Constitution, February 9, 2000.

David Van Slyke was profiled in the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) NEWS as a "Member on the Move," and was profiled in a Supplement to the Atlanta Business Chronicle regarding the study "Individual Philanthropic Patterns and Charitable Giving in Metropolitan Atlanta," Conducted for the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta through Research Atlanta, October 2000.

Mary Beth Walker's research using satellite data and computer models to get accurate accounts of traffic regionwide was discussed in an article about Atlanta'a air pollution problems, Atlanta Journal/Constitution, October 2, 2000.

William Waugh was interviewed on April 6, 2000, by Mr. Michael Gormley of the Gormley Group, which provides programming to radio stations in southern California. The interview was on Waugh's new book on disaster management; was interviewed by The Chronicle of Higher Education and his undergraduate Perspectives course, Global Disasters, was featured in an article in the July 28, 2000 issue of the Chronicle; and was interviewed by WSB-Radio on October 13, 2000 and WAGA-TV on October 14 concerning the bombing of the USS Cole in Yemen.

Thomas Weyandt's move to the Atlanta Regional Commission was reported in "Research Atlanta chief joining ARC," Atlanta Journal, February 1, 2000.