Publisher Paul Cobb denies police claim on 60 Minutes that he told them of bakery’s involvement in journalist’s murder.
By Thomas Peele and Lani Silver, Chauncey Bailey Project
Oakland Post publisher calls for federal investigation into journalist’s murder.
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Martin G. Reynolds (D. Ross Cameron/The Oakland Tribune)Oakland Post publisher Paul Cobb deserves support, not criticism.
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By Martin G. Reynolds
THE CULTURE of anti-snitching has reached a new low. It has now even embroiled a well-known African-American businessman and his important institution, The Oakland Post. Earlier this month the Oakland Tribune ran stories about a plot to [...]
Oakland Post publisher Paul Cobb turned over to police the names of two bakery associates who another man claims offered him money to set Cobb up to be killed.
By Thomas Peele, Martin G. Reynolds and Mary Fricker, Chauncey Bailey Project
Police placed Oakland Post publisher Paul Cobb under protection Wednesday night after an acquaintance said he was targeted for murder.
By Thomas Peele, Chauncey Bailey Project
The Oakland Post is under siege.
By Kevin Weston and Cliff Parker, Chauncey Bailey Project
New America Media and the Maynard Institute have convened an array of Bay Area journalists, as well as highly respected media organizations and local university journalism departments, to form an investigative team to honor and continue the work of journalist Chauncey Wendell Bailey Jr. [more]
