In 1734,New York Weekly Journal publisher _____________ was jailed for publishing "scandalous libels" about the governor of Massachusetts.Nonetheless,it established the fact that a popular paper could challenge authority.

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The sentence directly states that the New York Weekly Journal publisher was jailed for publishing "scandalous libels" about the governor of Massachusetts, and this publisher was Peter Zenger. The sentence also implies that his jailing demonstrated that a popular paper could challenge authority.

In 1734,New York Weekly Journal Publisher _____________ Was Jailed for Publishing