Article Update (BREAKING NEWS!)

My first article regarding the NSA/AP surveillance scandal is not as far along as my other article. I have read a lot of background information on the subject, but as far as interviews and quotes go, I so far only have Grady Dean Cully Clark's opinion, though a student survey should hopefully provide a lot of help soon. Once all my sources come in, I'll be ready to write. The first part will highlight the backstory, explaining the scandal in brief detail before transitioning into the second part of the article, where I'll incorporate quotes in order to show the public's reaction, focusing primarily on what impact journalists think this scandal will have on the field of journalism, as well as their definition of privacy and whether or not they think what the NSA is doing is both constitutional and moral.

My second article is also two separate articles in itself. The first part will discuss UGA campus construction, such as the Rutherford Hall rebuilding and the work on the Bolton Dining Hall and possible building of a Lumpkin Street bridge. Here I'll include information and quotes gathered from Food Services Director Jeanne Fry, Director of Administrative Services and Communications Carla Dennis, and hopefully Chief Campus Architect Daniel Sniff. My second part will focus on Athens construction, specifically the new apartment buildings. I hope to display both sides of the discussion here, using quotes and information from the apartment building companies and, on the flip-side, from advocacy groups against the construction. I plan to use District 9 Commissioner Kelly Girtz and his insightful input, both opinion-wise as well as helpful legal information regarding the zoning plan to act as an informant. A weigh-in from the Downtown Development Authority would also be useful, as soon as they return my phone call. The real difficulty here is trying to not distance campus and Athens construction, as they almost are two separate stories. However, tying in the campus construction of Rutherford Hall dormitory and relating it to the new apartment buildings in Athens will hopefully serve as an appropriate way to link the two stories.

Overall, aside from a few returned emails and a returned phone call I'm still waiting on, and an in-person interview tomorrow afternoon, I think I'm ready to start writing.