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| In 1735 a jury found John Peter Zenger, publisher of the New York Weekly Journal, not guilty of seditious libel (communicating information intended to cause dissatisfaction with government). The newspaper had carried political essays that criticized the corrupt policies of New York's colonial governor, William Cosby. The jury's refusal to convict Zenger helped encourage freedom of the press in the American colonies and later in the United States. | ||||||
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| Newspaper; Zenger, John Peter; New York (city); Zenger, Trial of John Peter | ||||||
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