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 2005, researchers and data from the Andrew Young School were featured in about 290 stories. 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. President Kagame's visit to the Andrew Young School, lecture to Georgia State University, and his receipt of the Andrew Young Medal for Capitalism and Social Progress were featured in "Rwandan President reflects at GSU," Associated Press, broadcast on WXIA-Channel 11, September 16, 2005; "Rich nations slow on debt relief, says Kagame," Reuters, published in Independent Online (South Africa), September 17, 2005; "Rwandan president reflects on progress of post-genocide nation," Associated Press, published in AccessNorthGa.com, September 17, 2005; "Rwanda's Kagame awarded for capitalism in USA," BBC Monitoring Africa, published in Rwanda.net, September 18, 2005; "War-torn Rwanda works to rebuild image," Cox News Service, published in The Oxford Press (Ohio), September 21, 2005; in Atlanta Journal-Constitution, September 21, 2005; and in "Rwandan president presented with Andrew Young medal," GSU Signal, September 29, 2005. The Andrew Young School's April symposium with former President Jimmy Carter and Ambassador Andrew Young was reported in "Young and Carter reflect on lives, legacy," Errin Haines, Associated Press, April 13, 2005. The AP story was picked up in the Ledger-Enquirer (Columbus, Georgia), April 13, 2005; it was also published on the WXIA site, Macon Telegraph, and Tallahassee Democrat, April 14, 2005. Andrew Young School students and building were featured in photos accompanying the story "GSU: Campus burgeons with life," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, October 10, 2005.

The Andrew Young School of Policy Studies' research study or report mentions: Research on philanthropy was featured in "Getting the most out of giving: A report on philanthropy in Atlanta," by Ralph McGill Jr., Business to Business, December 2004; a report was cited in "MTC: New Independent Estimate Finds U.S. House Tax Bill Poses Up to $8 Billion Threat to State Tax Revenues," PRNewswire, September 27, 2005. Studies on pre-kindergarten programs were cited in "District can learn from Georgia's Pre-K program," The Beaufort Gazette (Beaufort, S.C.), September 4, 2005. Sales tax research was mentioned in the Jim Wooten op-ed "Statewide sales tax may go to schools," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, August 16, 2005.

A Fiscal Research Center study on the revenue effects of Georgia's tax holiday was mentioned in "Tax-free shopping returns," Gwinnett Daily Post, July 24, 2005, and in "Expected Back-To-School Spending Increases," AccountingWEB.com, July 27, 2005. Its education sales tax report was mentioned in the op-ed "Idea doesn't register: Evidence abounds that replacing property taxes with an education sales tax creates more problems than it solves," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, October 7, 2005; and cited in "School officials give thumbs down on sales tax proposal," Henry Daily Herald (Henry County), October 11, 2005, "Educators not sold on state tax school funding," Athens Banner-Herald, October 19, 2005, and "Board, lawmakers talk over tax proposal to fund schools," Athens Banner-Herald, November 2, 2005. Its report was cited in "Duck corporate welfare: Georgia, other states should encourage job growth without giving companies taxpayer-funded handouts," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, November 17, 2005. A report on education sales tax was cited in the op-ed "R.I.P., school revenue, budget ideas," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, November 22, 2005.

Georgia Health Policy Center’s new statewide project to work with businesses and local communities to reduce the number of uninsured Georgians was featured in the article "Coping with the uninsured," Atlanta Business Chronicle, April 8, 2005. Its Critical Conditions workshop was featured in "Students, staff prepare to 'kick the bucket'," GSU Signal, November 15, 2005. The center was mentioned in "Medicaid reform's fast push faulted," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, November 2, 2005.

Regional Leadership Forum and Research Atlanta's plans to join with the Metro Group were reported in "Three civic organizations to combine," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, October 13, 2005. The RLF was mentioned in "Child Abuse & Exploitation,” Georgia Public Broadcasting, April 12, 2005, and in “Looking Westward—Oregon trip puts focus on transit,” Atlanta Journal-Constitution, June 6, 2005.

Reseach Atlanta was mentioned in "Realizing the Beltline, one notch at a time," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, March 24, 2005.

James Alm participated in a 15-minute interview with Tim Bryant about Social Security for the show "Newsmakers with Tim Bryant," News Talk 1340AM, WGAU. He was quoted in "Tear down tax credit roadblocks, experts say; Panel seeks ideas from local experts on simplifying law," Times-Picayune (New Orleans), March 24, 2005.

Roy Bahl was interviewed in "Government needs to keep decentralization on track," The Jakarta Post, September 3, 2005. He was quoted in "After Two Storms, Cities Confront Economic Peril," The New York Times, October 22, 2005, also published in "Left penniless in Katrina's wake, governments cut jobs, services," San Francisco Chronicle, October 22, 2005. He was quoted in "Trade gap widens to a record; Experts disagree about when payback scenario will develop," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, December 15, 2005. He was quoted, responding to criticism, in "Audit: Taxpayer funds used on alcohol; State to cut off money to groups," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, December 21, 2005. He was interviewed on ABC Nightly News.

Carolyn Bourdeaux was quoted about a new TAD in DeKalb County, DeKalb Business Journal, January 2005. She was quoted in "Realizing the Beltline, one notch at a time," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, March 24, 2005. Her study with John Matthews' on tax allocation districts was featured in "Taxes may go toward growth," Augusta Chronicle, May 17, 2005. She and John Matthews were interviewed regarding tax allocation districts, WXIA-TV, 11Alive News, September 13, 2005. She and John Matthews were mentioned in "Beltline meeting sees few attend; Project to raise nearly $2 billion," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, November 10, 2005. See also David Sjoquist.

Robert Eger was quoted and his study on Sandy Spring's financial viability was mentioned in "Critic backs vote on Sandy Springs," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, May 29, 2005. He was quoted in "Dialogue flows as group considers Fulton future," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, August 14, 2005.

Fred Elsberry commented on Delta's situation in a story, WGST Radio, September 14, 2005.

Paul J. Ferraro was interviewed and his research on overconfidence was highlighted in “Are you as good as you think you are?” by Pat Burson, Newsday, February 7, 2005. His research on the Endangered Species Act was profiled in an article in GSU Magazine (Spring). He was interviewed on his environmental research with James Lenzer, WRAS 88.5, July 24, 2005. His research was profiled in "Endangered species: Economists' bid to weigh ESA's effectiveness draws enviros' fire," Greenwire, July 27, 2005. He was interviewed by news reporter Erik Stokstad, Science, August 2005. He was featured on the home page of the Georgia State University website in the article “Environmental Protection: Has Listing Endangered Animals Kept Them Safe?” September 2005. See also Laura Taylor.

Economics graduate student Benjamin Fierman's campaign for a city council post was featured in "Downtown councilman will face host of paradoxes," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, September 28, 2005, and in "Council President, Council Seats in Contention," Atlanta Daily World, October 5, 2005.

Kenneth Heaghney was quoted in "Legislature 2005: Midyear budget OK'd; Law makers boost school funding," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, March 5, 2005. He was quoted in "Tax take soars, signals surplus," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, April 8, 2005. He was quoted in "Tax collections' climb welcomed," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, June 7, 2005. He was quoted in "Tax collections keep climbing," Savannah Morning News, August 8, 2005, "State tax collections pour in," Augusta Chronicle, August 9, 2005, and "Georgia economy growing steadily, tax figures show," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, August 9, 2005. He was quoted in "Katrina: The aftermath: Evacuees here start job search," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, September 8, 2005. He was quoted in "State's October tax revenue up 10.4 percent over last year," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, November 8, 2005.

Gary T. Henry's research on Georgia's prekindergarten program was cited in "Tardy on early education," Atlanta Parent, January 2005, and Boston Globe, December 25, 2004. His research on Georgia's prekindergarten program was cited in "Florida's Pre-k plan dims beside others," The Ledger (Lakeland, Fla.), January 12, 2005. He was quoted in "Desperate schoolteachers; Under pressure for their students to perform well on national tests, some Georgia teachers break the rules," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, May 15, 2005. He was quoted in "HOPE likely issue in election," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, June 25, 2005. He was quoted in "Back to school: A rapidly changing face; Diversity requires tailored lessons," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, August 24, 2005. He was quoted in story about Pre-K funding on Marketplace, National Public Radio, November 16, 2005. He was quoted and his research on Georgia's Pre-K program was featured in "Children Excel in Georgia's Pre-K Program: Andrew Young School Study Reveals Program Key to Early Academic Success," PRNewswire, December 14, 2005. He was quoted in and his research on Georgia's Pre-K program was featured in "New Study Shows Advantages of Pre-K," 11alive.com and WXIA-TV Atlanta, December 20, 2005; and in the op-ed "Pre-k, smaller classes work best," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, December 20, 2005.

Julie L. Hotchkiss's research on Labor Force Participation and Employment Growth was cited, CNBC's Squawk Box, January 7, 2005. She was quoted in "Who makes what?" Miami Herald, November 7, 2005.

Janet Johnson was quoted and her homelessness study was featured in "Homeless Vietnam veterans on the rise," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, November 2, 2005. She was quoted in a story on the Nonprofit Studies Program's homeless study, WABE Atlanta, November 3, 2005.

William M. Kahnweiler was quoted in “Work, Interrupted,” Atlanta Business Chronicle, January 28, 2005. He was interviewed for an article on compensation of county executives, The Gwinnett Daily Reporter, March 14, 2005. He was interviewed and featured in an article in Human Resources (magazine for HR professionals in Turkey), August 2005. He was quoted in “Dunwoody Couple Pens HR Book,” The Dunwoody Crier, July 13, 2005. He was interviewed for an article on effective and ineffective selection practices for county management positions, The Forsyth County Herald, September 27, 2005.

John Matthews' study on sales tax revenue was cited in the op-ed "Sales levy offers measure of balance," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, September 6, 2005. See also Carolyn Bourdeaux and David Sjoquist.

Karen J. Minyard was quoted in "States a mixed bag on Medicaid managed care," Atlanta Business Chronicle, December 17, 2004. She was quoted in "Measuring managed care: Will a million Medicaid recipients be better off?" and in "Pharmacy card tackles soaring drug costs" in the special In-depth section Health-Care Quarterly, Atlanta Business Chronicle, February 11, 2005. She was quoted in "Coping with the uninsured," Atlanta Business Chronicle, April 8, 2005. She was interviewed about the Georgia Health Policy Center's work in Central Georgia to reduce the number of working uninsured by Randall Savage, WMAZ-TV (Macon), April 29, 2005. She was quoted in an article about reducing the number of uninsured in Northwest Georgia, Dalton Daily Citizen, May 4, 2005. She appeared in an interview concerning the rising numbers of recent college graduates who lack health insurance, WSB-TV (Atlanta), May 5, 2005. She was quoted and a Georgia Health Policy Center study was referenced in "Study: Health Care cost increases leveling off," Atlanta Business Chronicle, June 24, 2005. She was quoted in "Young uninsured on the rise," Atlanta Business Chronicle, October 30, 2005, also published on MSNBC.com. She was quoted in "Georgia's medical insurance headache," EarthTimes.org, November 1, 2005. Her executive appointment by Gov. Sonny Perdue to the Cervical Cancer Elimination Task Force was reported in "Governor Perdue Announces Executive Appointments," The Weekly (Gwinnett County), November 28, 2005. Her appointment to the Cervical Cancer Elimination Task Force was mentioned in "Local doctor on cancer panel," Columbus (Ga.) Ledger-Enquirer, December 14, 2005.

Robert Moore was quoted in "TSYS enters China, Company buying 45-percent stake in China UnionPay Data," Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, December 14, 2005.

AYSPS graduate student Catherine Neal was quoted in "The equation for happiness," The Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, July 24, 2005.

Harvey K. Newman's letter to the editor was published as "Zip Codes and Crime in Atlanta," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, December 25, 2004. He was interviewed about the Sandy Springs effort to incorporate, WAGA-TV (Atlanta), June 21, 2005. He was quoted in "GSU: Campus burgeons with life," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, October 10, 2005. He was featured in panel discussion on two half-hour programs discussing his book, "Alligators in the Swamp: Power, Ministry and Leadership," Atlanta Interfaith Broadcasting, November 2005.

Inas Rashad research was featured in "Cigarettes, Taxes, and Thin French Women," New York Times, July 24, 2005; also published in The Gadsden Times, July 25, 2005. Rashad and her research on obesity are mentioned, "The Wiz's Weighty Proposals," Washington Post, September 11, 2005. She wrote the op-ed "Shape up, kids," The Dallas Morning News, October 22, 2005.

Donald Ratajczak's (Economics Professor Emeritus) "Business Commentary" column is a weekly feature in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He also was quoted in "Doraville no longer brightest star in GM galaxy," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, June 19, 2005. He was quoted in "Metro Atlanta adds nearly 100,000 jobs in the past year," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, August 12, 2005. His participation in the Economic Outlook Conference at Middle Tennessee State University was reported, Newswise, September 8, 2005. His presentation at the Middle Tennessee State University annual Economic Outlook Conference was featured in "Oil prices took a hit, but won't wreck economy," The Daily News Journal (Murfreesboro, Tenn.), September 18, 2005. He was quoted in "SUVs gobble growing portion of national GDP," Rocky Mountain News (Denver), October 15, 2005. He was quoted in "Private companies face own set of challenges," Birmingham Business Journal (Ala.), October 28, 2005.

Steve Rieck was quoted in "Growth, transit top issues for metro residents," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, August 8, 2005.

Bruce A. Seaman was quoted in a question and answer feature, "Super Bowl XXXIX Special Report," and was quoted in "Jags brought recognition, but bottom line hard to read," Boston Business Journal, January 28, 2005. He was quoted in "SUPER BOWL: Atlanta scouts city, readies '09 bid; Group visits, vies to bring top prize to Georgia Dome," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, February 6, 2005. His economic impact studies were featured in "Pitch for Super Bowl carries extra weight: Atlanta's bidders warn that city could be shut out awhile if NFL rejects proposal for '09," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, February 11, 2005. His study on the impact the Georgia Aquarium and the new World of Coca-Cola will have on Atlanta's economy was mentioned in "$200 million for Atlanta economy; Aquarium, Coke cite strong team," by Maria Saporta, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Wednesday, April 27, 2005. He was quoted in "Big crowds for Pride pack large economic impact: Impact of three-day festival estimated at $20 million, according to city officials," Southern Voice (Atlanta), June 24, 2005. His economic impact model for Super Bowl XXXIV was mentioned in "Megaevents bring cities megabucks," an op-ed by Dick Anderson, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, August 1, 2005. He was quoted in "Symphony: Music equals money; Study says orchestra's new hall would generate $2 billion in economic growth by 2020," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, September 23, 2005. His economic impact study was cited in "Beltline economic study says Atlanta can afford it," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, October 13, 2005; in "Beltline faces $275 million increase; Officials say project will attract newcomers to share the burden," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, October 14, 2005; and in "Beltline's chances up a notch," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, November 3, 2005. His economic impact study on the Georgia Aquarium was cited in "How Atlanta landed the big one," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, November 20, 2005; in "Will fish lure tourists to Atlanta?" CNN.com, November 21, 2005; and in "World's largest aquarium ready to open," Outside Magazine Online, November 23, 2005. He was quoted in "Pink dollar power: Despite little visible impact, gays look to organize two boycotts next year," Southern Voice, December 2, 2005.

PAUS graduate student Rebecca Serna appeared in Maria Saporta's column, "Young group carries torch for transit," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, April 18, 2005. Her role as president of the group Citizens for Progressive Transit was featured.

David L. Sjoquist was quoted in an article about a proposed tax cut for corporations headquartered in Georgia, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, February 9, 2005. He was quoted in "Governor to back traffic task force," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, March 28, 2005. His planned presentation with Carolyn Bourdeaux and John Matthews at the September 13 town hall meeting for the creation of a tax allocation district for the Beltline was reported, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, September 12, 2005. He was quoted in "MARTA persists with talks as labor contract nears end," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, June 29, 2005. He was quoted in "Shoppers get a jump on tax-free weekend," The Daily Herald (Henry County, Ga.), July 26, 2005. He was quoted in "Attention shoppers, save now," Athens Banner-Herald (Athens, Ga.), July 27, 2005. He was quoted in "Change boosts office's results," Augusta Chronicle, October 8, 2005. He was quoted in "Spending-cap measure draws fire from opponents," Gwinnett Daily Post, October 12, 2005.

Paula E. Stephan was quoted in response to comments Harvard University President Larry Summers made in a presentation at the NBER conference Diversifying the Science & Engineering Workforce: Women, Underrepresented Minorities and Their S&E Careers. Summers had suggested that "innate differences in sex may explain why fewer women than men succeed in science and math careers." Stephan was quoted in The Boston Globe, January 17; The New York Times, January 18; Chicago Tribune, January 18; the The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 19; The Washington Post, January 19; and The Washington Times, January 24. The story was also picked up in Common Dreams, January 19; Lakeland Ledger, January 19; The Lima News (Lima, Ohio), January 23; WorldNetDaily, January 23; and The Evansville Courier & Press (Evansville, Indiana), January 24. She conducted an interview with Alison McCook of The Scientist concerning offshoring in the life sciences, February 16, 2005. She was interviewed by Laura Bonetta, a writer for Nature, August 3, 2005. Her role as a keynote speaker at the Advancing Innovation and Entrepreneurship conference was noted in "Kauffman Foundation Innovation Conference Seeks to Spur University Innovation, Entrepreneurship," Primezone News Release, September 27, 2005.

A study by Laura O. Taylor and Paul J. Ferraro was featured in "The opportunity cost of economics education," an Economic Scene business article in The New York Times, September 1, 2005. The study was also mentioned in "Fight for FDI: Why attracting investment is not a political act," Nepali Times (Katmandu), September 30, 2005. The paper was also discussed in more than 12 blogs.

Erdal Tekin wrote an article based on his research on the Chinese threat after the elimination of textile quotas beginning January 1, 2005, published as the article "Chinese threat and Turkish textile sector in the post-2005 era," TurkishTime, January/February 2005. His research profiled the article “The Ugliness Problem,” Forbes, August 15, 2005. He was interviewed for the article “Ugly, Unemployed, and Criminal,” Turkish Forbes, October 2005.

John C. Thomas appointment to the Georgia Commission on Child Support by Governor Sonny Perdue was reported in "Panel to determine child support formula," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, May 5, 2005.

Geoffrey Turnbull was quoted on economic development in "Should city mold Wilson Morgan?" The Decatur Daily News, May 29, 2005. He was quoted in “Walmart Supercenter Coming to Hamilton Mill Road,” Gwinnett Business Journal, December 2005. His research was cited in Real Estate Brokerage: Factors that may affect Price Competition, a United States Government Accountability Office Report to the Committee on Financial Services, House of Representatives, August 2005.

Eric C. Twombly was interviewed about the economic activity of nonprofit organizations in the D.C. metropolitan area, WAMU, Washington, D.C., February 24, 2005.

Neven Valev wrote the editorial “How Stable are the Expectations of Financial Stability?” Capital (a weekly economics newspaper in Bulgaria), February 28, 2005.

William L. Waugh, Jr. was interviewed by the Associated Press News Service, on April 22, 2005, on domestic terrorism. He was quoted in "Should I stay or should I go?" an article about residents' different reactions to hurricane evacuations, Bradenton Herald (Southwest Florida), June 2, 2005. He was interviewed by CBS-46 News (Atlanta), July 7, 2005. He was interviewed for the newscast story "MARTA using bomb-sniffing dogs to increase security," FOX-5 News (Atlanta), July 7, 2005. He was interviewed by the Kansas City Star, National Public Radio and Reuters News Service on the Hurricane Katrina response, August 30, 2005. He was interviewed by the Australian Broadcasting Company on the Katrina disaster and by BBC-London on the Katrina response, August 31, 2005. He was interviewed by Gannett Newspapers and Cox Newspapers on the Katrina response, September 1, 2005. He was interviewed by the Los Angeles Times and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, September 2, 2005. He was quoted in the Knight Ridder News Service article "Federal officials pressed to explain pace of response," published in the Monterey Herald, and "Aid on way, but slow pace is criticized," Miami Herald, in "Critics assail response to crisis," The Kansas City Star, in "How terrorism pushed emergencies off the map," Long Island Press, and in "Models predicted New Orleans disaster, experts say," Reuters, also published in The Indian Express (India) and People's Daily Online (China), September 2, 2005. He was quoted in "Questions pouring through floodgates," Newsday (New York), in "Finally, help gets in to city," Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, and in "Unbelievable," Scotsman (Scotland), September 4, 2005. He was quoted in "A force bigger than al-Qaeda," Sydney Morning Herald (Australia), also published as "Terrorism takes focus off natural disasters," The Age (Australia), and he was quoted in "Power Failure: Behind Poor Katrina Response, A Long Chain of Weak Links," Wall Street Journal, September 6, 2005. He was interviewed by the Boston Globe, September 6, 2005. He was quoted in "Military defends its response," Rocky Mountain News (Colorado), September 7, 2005. He was interviewed for the NOW news show on PBS, by the Washington Post and the Cleveland Plain Dealer, September 7, 2005. He was quoted in "Katrina holdouts remain," The Quad-City Times, in "Questions arise on FEMA director's resume," AZCentral.com Newsday, and in the op-ed "Michigan crises provoked partisan quarrels," The Detroit News, September 8, 2005. He was interviewed by the St. Louis Post Dispatch, September 8, 2005. He was quoted in "Are we prepared for another Katrina?" Hattiesburg American (Mississippi), in "Katrina shows that many problems that plagued 9/11 rescue efforts persist," Cox News Service, published in The Oxford Press (Ohio), and on National Public Radio, September 9, 2005. He was quoted in Creative Loafing (Atlanta), September 9, 2005. He was interviewed by the Los Angeles Times and the Kansas City Star, September 9, 2005. He was quoted in "Churches have been their rock," Dallas Morning News, and in "Size of recovery plan may swamp Bush's second-term agenda," The Detroit News, September 10, 2005. He was quoted in "A mother asks: What did we learn?" The Age, in "9/11 Anniversary: Storm relief critics echo 9/11 doubts" and "Hurricane Katrina: Odyssey shows FEMA's disarray," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, in "After Sept. 11, Katrina, does government have a handle on disaster?" Gainesville Times, and in "Lawnmower racing to disaster," Bloomberg News, published in Taiwan News, September 11, 2005. He was interviewed by the Rocky Mountain News, September 12, 2005. He was interviewed by USA Today and the Sunday Paper (Atlanta), September 14, 2005. He was quoted in "Katrina has taken its toll on emergency responders," San Jose Mercury News, September 14, 2005; and in "FEMA's perfect storm," Creative Loafing (Atlanta), September 14, 2005. He was quoted in "Work crews in disaster area weary but game," Kansas City Star, September 15, 2005. He was interviewed by the Associated Press, September 16, 2005. He was quoted in "Disaster plan is limited; Atlanta would need help with mass evacuations, mayor says," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, September 18, 2005. He was interviewed by the Miami Herald, for background by PBS’ “Frontline” series, and interviewed (taped) by CNN, September 19, 2005. He was interviewed by the Florida Sentinel-Times and the Los Angeles Times, September 20, 2005. He was quoted in "Cavalry ready this time, U.S., state say," Miami Herald, September 20, 2005. He was quoted in "Limiting government's role," Los Angeles Times, September 23, 2005. He was interviewed by Government Executive magazine, September 23, 2005. He was quoted in "FEMA budget so complex it defies consensus," Associated Press, published in The Guardian (U.K.), and "Big government tools go unused," Los Angeles Times, published in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, September 25, 2005. He was quoted in "With post-9/11 grants, counties say they're ready," Athens Banner-Herald, and in "Big government tools go unused," Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, September 25, 2005. He was quoted in "Disaster Sociologists Study What Went Wrong in the Response to the Hurricanes, but Will Policy Makers Listen?" The Chronicle of Higher Education, and in "FEMA's fluctuating budget makes preparation a struggle," San Angelo Standard, September 29, 2005. interviewed for background by “Talk of the Nation,” NPR, October 1, 2005. He was quoted in "Fixing FEMA: Five provocative proposals," Fortune, October 3, 2005. He was interviewed by Atlanta magazine, October 7, 2005. He was quoted in "Experts: Cities, states should respond to crises first," Dallas Morning News, October 11, 2005. He was interviewed for background by NBC Nightly News, October 17, 2005. He was interviewed by CBS-46, October 19, 2005. He was interviewed by the New Orleans Times-Picayune, October 26, 2005. He was quoted in "Gov. Bush takes blame for late shipments," The Miami Herald, October 27, 2005. He was quoted in "Experts advise independent Katrina review," Myrtle Beach Online, October 31, 2005. He was quoted in "IAEM makes recommendations for improved US disaster response," Continuity Central, previously published in the Wall Street Journal, November 18, 2005.

Katherine G. Willoughby was quoted in "Revenue Rebound: Some States Give Workers Modest Raises," Arizona Capital Times, July 18, 2005.

Andrew Young and his friendship with Charles Loudermilk is featured in "Alliance between businessman, mayor made history in Atlanta," Associated Press story, Augusta Chronicle, June 19, 2005, "Unlikely allies, lifelong friends: Alliance leads to $1 million tribute to Andrew Young," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and in "Odd couple's political bonds remain strong," Canton Repository (Canton, Ohio), June 19, 2005. He was quoted in the op-ed regarding the conviction of Edgar Ray Killen, "After four decades, justice finds its target," The Miami Herald, June 23, 2005. He was mentioned for administering the oath of office to Judge Leah Sears, and his work was mentioned in U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas' address, in "Sears sworn in as new chief justice," Associated Press, published in AccessNorthGa.com, June 29, 2005, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, June 28, 2005, and in "Thomas goes home for swearing in," Los Angeles Times, June 29, 2005. He was quoted in "Decades later, young foot soldiers for civil rights meet again in South," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, July 4, 2005. He was quoted about the action taken by the United Church of Christ in "Mainstream U.S. Church Endorses Gay Marriage," MTV.com - think | MTV, July 5, 2005, in "United Church of Christ votes for gay marriage," Houston Voice, July 8, 2005, in "U.S. denomination OK's gay marriage," PlanetOut.com, July 5, 2005, and in "UCC backs same-sex marriage in historic vote," Southern Voice, July 8, 2005. He wrote the guest column "Elections on weekend would aid democracy," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, August 5, 2005. He was interviewed on the anniversary of the Voting Rights Act about the fight to protect minorities' voting rights and on democracy in America, "Andrew Young and the Voting Rights Act of 1965," NPR and NPR.org, August 6, 2005. He also was mentioned in "Marchers commemorate '65 Voting Act," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, August 6, 2005, and in "March marks Voting Rights Act milestone," United Press International story, August 6, 2005. He was quoted in "Jackson: Voting Rights supporters must go on the 'offensive'," Chicago Defender, August 8, 2005. He was featured in "Young: Schools must get personal," The Charlotte Observer, August 20, 2005. His participation in a Boy Scouts task force was mentioned in "Scouts rework inner-city program," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, September 1, 2005. He was quoted in "Katrina's aftermath met with widespread anger and disbelief," Detroit News, September 3, 2005. He was mentioned in a news segment after calling for "A Marshall Plan for the Mississippi," KATC (Lafayette, La.), September 4, 2005. He was quoted in "Gratitude girds 'Bridge' for Lewis," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, September 10, 2005. He was quoted in a story about Rwandan President Paul Kagame, "Kagame to enquire into Belgian priest case," The New Times (Kigali), September 18, 2005. He was quoted in "Military's role in disasters reconsidered," USA Today, September 18, 2005. He wrote the op-ed "Voter IDs only part of elections solution," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, September 30, 2005. He was quoted in "Lowery birthday breakfast puts focus on voting," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, October 9, 2005. He was quoted in "Civil Rights Leaders Mourn Parks Death," Voice of America, October 25, 2005. He wrote a tribute to the late Nigerian First Lady Stella Obasanjo, "From Kitten to Tigress," later reported on in "Memory of Stella, by Andrew Young," THISDAY: African Views on Global News (Apapa, Lagos, Nigeria), October 29, 2005. He was quoted in several articles on weekend elections, including "Poll: Find ways for make voting easier," Oxford Press (Ohio), "Nonprofit advocates changing Election Day to improve turnout," San Jose Mercury News, "Americans want voting practices to change, poll reveals," Toledo Blade, "Weekend elections could boost turnout," Houston Chronicle, and "A mixed result on voting days," Philadelphia Enquirer, November 8, 2005. He was quoted in "Some want new Atlanta landmark bridge named after Rosa Parks," Associated Press story, December 1, 2005. He was quoted in "Candidates emphasize black vote," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, December 2, 2005. He was quoted in "Civil rights attraction discussed," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, December 12, 2005.

Dennis R. Young was featured in “GSU hires star prof to create nonprofit center,” Atlanta Business Chronicle, November 4-10, 2005.