- The story of John Peter Zenger, who was tried for sedition based on what he printed in his newspaper. His subsequent acquittal established the concept of freedom of the press.
- The story of how foundation for freedom of the press was laid in America. Back in early colonial days a printer named John Peter Zanger exposed the rascality of an official who was misappropriating public funds. A friend of his , John Alexander,undertook to secure positive proof so that Zanger could print the facts .Zanger was jailed. At the trial, Andrew Hamilton, the great lawyer and statesman, walked into the courtroom and announced he was there to defend the prisoner. His plea was so eloquent that the jurors were swept off their feet and brought in the verdict of innocent, thus securing freedom of the press in America.—Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>
- Americans largely take for granted freedom of the press and what that means for their basic liberties. But that freedom was not always the case. Hence the story of John Peter Zenger of the New York Weekly Journal is told, he who, in the eighteenth century upon learning such from lawyer John Alexander, printed the story of graft of Governor Cosby, who in turn not only had him arrested, but used intimidation against him to prevent anyone from even thinking of doing the same. This began a battle between the two, both in print and in court, that battle with a little help on one side, which would change the course of press freedom in the US.—Huggo
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What is the streaming release date of The Story That Couldn't Be Printed (1939) in Australia?
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