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Write short notes to show what you know about: The Vernacular Press Act.
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Vernacular Press Act: Modelled on the Irish Press Laws, it was passed in
1878. This law gave the government tyrannical rights to censor reports and
editorials in the vernacular press. If a seditious report was published and the
newspaper did not heed to an initial warning, then the press was seized and the
printing machinery confiscated. This was a complete violation of the freedom of
expression.
The Vernacular Press Act: Modelled on the Irish Press Laws, it was passed in 1878. This law gave the government tyrannical rights to censor reports and editorials in the vernacular press. If a seditious report was published and the newspaper did not heed to an initial warning, then the press was seized and the printing machinery confiscated. This was a complete violation of the freedom of expression.
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