The founder of one of these, Benjamin F. Bache, was jailed for violating the Alien and Sedition Acts, but died before he could be tried.
The founder of one of these, Benjamin F. Bache, was jailed for violating the Alien and Sedition Acts, but died before he could be tried. Thomas Jefferson stated that he "should not hesitate to prefer" a country with these items but without a government over a country without these. Andrew Hamilton successfully defended John Peter Zenger, the owner of one of these, after he was sued for libelous statements against New York Governor William Cosby. Benjamin Franklin used the pseudonym Silence Dogood to write articles in these items, which also published the Federalist Papers. For 10 points, name these periodicals in colonial America, exemplified by publications such as The New York Weekly Journal.
The founder of one of these, Benjamin F. Bache, was jailed for violating the Alien and Sedition Acts, but died before he could be tried.
newspapers [prompt on publications; do not accept or prompt on almanacs, magazines, etc.]