JOURN 3000 1stEdition Lecture 5 Outline of Last Lecture I Historical explanation Outline of Current Lecture I Colonial press Current Lecture Colonial Press First newspaper Publick Occurrences Both Forreign and Domestick Published by Benjamin Harris on Sept 25 1690 Harris opened book and coffee shop in Boston Paper contained foreign and domestic news a prophetic role Record of events to bear witness to God s providence Report intelligence useful in public affairs Sort truth from lies expose treachery Paper unlicensed shut down Boston News Letter 1704 News Letter first continuously published American newspaper Boston postmaster John Campbell appointed by crown paper published by authority Lots of foreign news commercial and government matters New England Courant 1721 These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute Published by James Franklin Paper embodied adversarial role inoculation battle Paper sought to entertain its audience included literary fare James Franklin jailed James brother Ben an apprentice Ben runs paper when James in jail writes columns Ben Franklin Pennsylvania Gazette Takes over paper in Philadelphia in 1729 Entertaining essays Busy Body Papers win sizeable readership Attracts profitable advertising business Wins government printing contracts Franklin sets up other colonial printers Takes over paper in Philadelphia in 1729 Entertaining essays Busy Body Papers win sizeable readership Attracts profitable advertising business Wins government printing contracts Franklin sets up other colonial printers Zenger Trial 1734 35 Gov William Cosby appointed colonial governor of New York Faction opposed to Cosby John Peter Zenger set up by faction to publish New York Weekly Journal 1733 The paper is ordered burned Cosby has Zenger arrested for seditious libel criticism of the government leading to unrest Zenger s attorney Andrew Hamilton argues truth as a defense Jury acquits Zenger Zenger trial does not change libel law Government backs down in face of public opinion Principle Right to criticize officials a main pillar of press freedom
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