When Chesa Boudin was elected as San Francisco's district attorney, a powerful political and communications operation immediately went into effect to try to undermine his policies. Unrelenting news stories talked about huge increases in crime, about a lawless city, about how a progressive DA was making us all less safe.
Harry Belafonte expressed anger at Martin Luther Kingâs funeral, criticizing newspapers for creating a climate of hate that contributed to King's assassination, highlighting biased coverage of civil rights.