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How Newspaper Politics Lead to Federalist Attacks on Other Newspaper Editors

  John Fenno wanted to publish an official government newspaper.  He was a penmanship teacher from Boston who had failed at keeping an inn, managing a shop, and working in the export business before working as a journalist for the Boston … Continue reading

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How Jefferson and Madison’s Use of Newspapers Contributed to Secession Threats

 Jefferson and Madison Used Newspapers to Launch Their Party           In the Early Republic, newspapers evolved into partisan publications.    John Fenno, a journalist for the Boston Centinel, wrote a defense of the Constitution, attracting the attention of prominent Federalists.    In … Continue reading

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