What was john peter zenger famous for?

Answer 1

John Peter Zenger was the publisher of New York Weekly Journal.

He didn't like colonial governor William Cosby and he used his newspaper to voice his opinions about the governor. He was arrested and charged with seditious libel. There was a trial, Zenger won and the result was Freedom of Press in America. And that is why he is important.

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Answer 2

John Peter Zenger was famous for being involved in a libel suit that established Freedom of the Press. He was a newspaper printer and a journalist.

Answer 3

John Peter Zenger was an early newspaper printer. He played an important part in the Revolutionary War through getting word out to the colonist about occurring events.

Answer 4

Zenger died in 1746, several years before the war.