As part of my school program, I have been made a reporter for the school's newspaper. This paper is written for more than just the three campuses that are part of my school, but also the community around my campus as well. This means that finding something newsworthy is extremely important.
My first assignment, which I am currently still working on, involves reporting a program that's being cut. This is something that hasn't happened in a very long time (the last incident was well over 25 years ago), and has resulted in four members of faculty being laid off. To make matters worse, like my program, this program also provides service to the community to which our campus is located. Around 40 customers are serviced per week by the students in this program, and the laid off faculty have been working in my school long for over 20 years.
This is when things start to get shifty.
My job as a journalist requires me to interview several sources for my story, including faculty, students, and administration. Problem is, faculty and students have had no problem answering questions as to why the program was cut, but the administration have constantly dodged and evaded my attempts at making contact.
Think about it: the people that are about to lose their jobs and heartbroken students have no problem talking to a student from the outside, but administration decide to play "Watergate" with me?
A person with nothing to hide, won't.
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