US newspaper editor murdered by 'man in black'

The editor of a Californian newspaper has been shot dead in what appears to be a targeted attack. Chauncey Bailey was editor of the Oakland Post, a 60,000-circulation weekly that covers issues involving African-Americans. Police said the killer, clad head to foot in black and wearing a mask, shot Bailey several times at close range in central Oakland. They are investigating likely links to Bailey's work as a journalist. The Post's publisher, Paul Cobb, described Bailey as "the James Brown of the media... He was the hardest-working man in journalism." (Via New York Times)