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Printing the Truth

by Micah Jones

===In colonial times, loyalty to the government was more important than the truth. Government William Cosby was a dishonest man. John P. Zenger was the first independent newspaper journalist to tell the truth about the Government. Governor Cosby accused Mr. Zenger of spreading lies about him. In 1735 there was a court trial where JP Zenger was accused of liable. The trail was about what Mr. Zenger printed in the newspapers. Mr. Zenger's lawyer gave a speech about printing the truth about the government. The judge determined Mr. Zenger was not printing lies but printed on the truth. This was the start of freedom of the press. ===