Huffington Post
“Third Boystown Stabbing In As Many Weeks Caught On Video.” Huffington Post.05 July. 2011. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/05/third-boystown-stabbing-i_n_890411.html
The article on the Huffington Post explains in more details of the Boystown Stabbing. This article also provides the actual video on the link and explains more on the positive acts such as the face book page Take Back Boystown and (Caps) and the event they held to raise awareness about crime. The feedback was very negative from the citizens that reside in Boystown. The neighborhood’s Alderman expressed that he is concerned and explains that the police and The North Halsted Business Alliance are working on ways to provide additional security. The North Halsted Business Alliance is a small group of retailers that promotes the street and is recognized for their major force in the community. This article feature authoritative figures but maybe isn’t authoritative (not so sure) enough because it is not well known and it is also is a community blog. Since it is a blog is not considered credible.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center_on_Halsted (Does not have crime section)
Chicago Tribune
Huppke, Rex. Trice, Dawn. Gorner, Jeremy. “Weekend Stabbing Adds to Boystown’s Street-Crime Woes.” Chicago Tribune. Ed. Bruce Dold. 06 July. 2011. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-07-06/news/ct-met-boystown-fight-20110706_1_boystown-weekend-fight-young-people
Chicago Tribune reporters described the Boystown stabbing that was caught on video. Boystown residents continue to debate on how to stop the crime in Boystown. Many opinions were stated that it could possibly be the black gay youths that hang around the Halsted Center. Some individuals stated that despite the crime, Boystown is still a good neighborhood. The other half explains that they are scared to walk around at night and feels that the neighborhood is unsafe. Another response feels that those youths from the center mean no harm. Many of the residents are mistaken this issue as a racial matter and that the easy solution is to kick them out so Boystown can re-establish as a good community once again. Chicago Tribune is a credible site. Many people read the Chicago Tribune. Chicago Tribune target audience is the Boystown residents, Chicago, and the gay community. The Chicago Alternative Policing Strategy (Caps) is the authority of this issue because it is the community and the Chicago police department working together to find solutions in fighting against crime and community policing.
Nice start here. I like how you've found sources that examine an incident from different angles. I think, though, that the Huffington Post is a credible source. In fact, it has a fair amount of authority for me because I like the ideological slant it tends to have. So, in other words, whether or not a source has authority has a lot to do with audience. What might have authority to one group might not have authority to another.
ReplyDeleteI could be wrong, but it seems that you are approaching the notion of authority as persons or organizations within the articles that seem to have power. Though this is certainly related to how a source gains credibility, try to think of how the source itself is or is not authoritative. What sort of reader might be most influenced by it, or inclined to agree with the frame it presents on a given issue?