New-England Courant
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New-England Courant was an early 18th-century Boston newspaper founded by James Franklin, known for its independent, often controversial journalism and for publishing some of Benjamin Franklin’s first writings.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New-England Courant canonical | 3 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial American newspaper
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newspaper ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Benjamin Franklin
NERFINISHED
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James Franklin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circulationArea |
Boston
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cityOfPublication | Boston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
British America
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colonial America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | James Franklin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founder | James Franklin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | newspaper ⓘ |
| hasAudience |
New England colonists
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
literate residents of Boston ⓘ |
| hasFormat | periodical ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
editorials critical of authorities
ⓘ
pseudonymous essays ⓘ use of satire ⓘ |
| hasPseudonymousContributor | Silence Dogood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRoleIn |
development of American journalism
ⓘ
history of freedom of the press in America ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 18th century ⓘ |
| influenced |
American colonial press
ⓘ
Benjamin Franklin’s literary development ⓘ |
| knownFor |
controversial journalism
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criticism of colonial authorities ⓘ early American press freedom ⓘ independent journalism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Boston
Province of Massachusetts Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationCreated | Boston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| notableContributor |
Benjamin Franklin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Silence Dogood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | history of Boston newspapers ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
anti-authoritarian
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oppositional to colonial government ⓘ |
| printType | broadsheet ⓘ |
| publishedEarlyWritingsOf | Benjamin Franklin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | James Franklin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfPublication | New England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
current events
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news ⓘ politics ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.