Black-Owned
Newspaper Firebombed
A black-owned weekly newspaper in Jackson, Mississippi, that is known for
its investigations and battles with local officials, was firebombed January
26 in an attack the publisher said reminded him of civil-rights era
harassment. Charles Tisdale said his office has been vandalized or bombed
more than 20 times since he took over the 58-year-old Jackson Advocate in
the late-1970s. He said an anonymous caller on January 23 threatened to kill
him. The bombing left the newsroom a charred shell. Flames melted computers
and destroyed cameras, books and art. The damage, mostly limited to the
first floor, was estimated at $100,000. Fire investigator Vernon Hughes said
finding a suspect may be difficult because of the wide array of possible
motives. Stories in the Advocate have criticized a number of public
officials, including Jackson's new mayor, Harvey Johnson, and City
Councilman Louis Armstrong.
See: The Associated Press
Rowena T. Millado
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