Goal for today

My goal for today is to finish the first paragraph after the introduction.

The (Working) Outline

Introduction: Media coverage focus on Stacy Peterson. Lack of coverage on the violence. Friend's personal story.

I.Yes to more media coverage in the inner-city
A. Media's focus on the violence outside of the inner-city rather than the inner-city
a. Percieved fears (Heltsley 134)
b. Off Balance (Dorfman 7)
c. Interview
d. Interview
B. More coverage means a better chance at finding the culprits who committed the crime
a. Friend's personal story
b. Percieved fears
c. Off Balance
d. Interview
e. Interview
f. Journal
C. More coverage could help more influenctial people get involve to help curb the violence
a. Tommie Harris article
b. Journal
c. Percieved fears
d. Off Balance
II. No more media coverage in the inner-city
A. Media coverage of violence in certain nieghborhoods over again can create a bad name for that nieghborhood.
a. Englewood-personal story
b. Interview
c. Journal
d. Percieved fears
e. Off Balance
B. It will focus on the bad rather than the good
a. Sun-Times.com survey
b. interview
c. Journal
d. Percived Fears (137-143)
e. Off Balance
C. The crimes in the inner-city are sometimes over reported
a. Percieved fears (134-136)
b. interview
c. Journal
d. Off Balance
III. Conclusion-Recap. Add a story. choose a side and end with a question to the reader.

Thesis (Main Claim)

Thesis: Even though there is an outcry for more media coverage on the violence in the inner-city of Chicago, there are others that believe it will do more harm than good.

Annotated Bibliography

Summary of the Article: Harris Ready to Tackle a Far Bigger Problem; Want to Help stop inner-city violence that’s claiming Children.

Tommie Harris, Pro Bowl defensive tackle of the Chicago Bears, tries to use his status NFL star to raise awareness about the violence in the inner-city and the innocent children that get caught in the crossfire. He started to really get involved after seeing on the news about another innocent kid getting killed in a gang dispute. Since then, he has started to voice his input into helping curb the violence in the inner-city. Tommie Harris and his teammate Israel Idonije have talked about renovating an old skating rink in the Englewood community so the kids can have some where to go after school. He feels that athletes should make use of their status and try to make a difference in the community rather than making millions of dollars and newspaper headlines.

Haugh, David. "Harris Ready to Tackle a Far Bigger Problem; Wants to Help Stop Inner-City Violence That's Claiming Childern." Chicago Tribune 26 Oct. 2007, Chicago ed., sec. S: 5. Proquest. 31 Oct. 2007.