Newspapers in Early America
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WERE IT LEFT TO ME TO DECIDE WHETHER WE SHOULD HAVE A GOVERNMENT WITHOUT NEWSPAPERS, OR NEWSPAPERS WITHOUT A GOVERNMENT, I SHOULD NOT HESITATE A MOMENT TO PREFER THE LATTER.
-THOMAS JEFFERSON, 1787.
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FIRST AMERICAN NEWSPAPERSThe
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THE FIGHT FOR AN
INDEPENDENT PRESS
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Benjamin Franklin
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ZENGER TRIALThe
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John Peter Zenger
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Governor William Cosby
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Seditious Language
Language that authorities believe could incite rebellion against the
government.
False statement that damages a person’s
reputation by exposing them to public ridicule.
Libelous Statement
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STAMP ACTThe
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ALIEN AND SEDITION ACTSThe
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Allowed the president to imprison or deport aliens who were considered
“dangerous to the peace and safety of the United States.”
Anyone who shall write, print, or publish…false and malicious writing against the
government or its members could be fined and jailed.
Alien and Sedition Acts
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