Chronicle’s Unfair Hit on Kamala HarrisRandy Shawbyline‚ Jun. 24‚ 2009The San Francisco Chronicle was not content criticizing San Francisco District Attorney and Attorney General candidate Kamala Harris for operating a jobs program for undocumented immigrants who had committed crimes; the paper’s website linked the article to a press release by right-wing Republican Senator Tom Harman, who is running against Harris for Attorney General. Why would the Chronicle link its lead story to a press release from anyone? How could Chronicle editors not have noted that this particular press release was issued as part of a political campaign? I described on June 9 how the Chronicle’s leadership appears to have “given up.” This description now seems to apply to its editing. |