With the mainstream news media under siege these days, and with some people denouncing it as so-called “fake news,” this seems like a good time to explore freedom of the press in U.S. history. So in this history podcast episode, we’ll talk about the fascinating story of the arrest and prosecution of a little known New York newspaper publisher named Peter Zenger in 1735. That trial helped popularize a new and broader definition of freedom of the press and led to its inclusion in the First Amendment.