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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.
FIRST AMERICAN NEWSPAPERSThe
THE FIGHT FOR AN
INDEPENDENT PRESS
Benjamin Franklin
ZENGER TRIALThe
John Peter Zenger
Governor William Cosby
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
STAMP ACTThe
ALIEN AND SEDITION ACTSThe
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