https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-47874728
"Almost 300 years ago, the foundations for American protections of the free press were laid in the trial of John Peter Zenger. Despite using every means to punish Zenger for what Cosby called "scandalous, virulent, false and seditious reflections", the colonial jurors balked and acquitted him." Where reporters once arranged for drop spots, there are now digital equivalents for such exchanges.
