Philadelphia Aurora

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Philadelphia Aurora was an influential late-18th-century American newspaper known for its strong Republican stance and fierce criticism of Federalist leaders, including George Washington and John Adams.

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Philadelphia Aurora canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf newspaper
periodical
associatedWith Benjamin Franklin family
linked to: Franklin family
city Philadelphia
country United States
criticized Federalist Party
linked to: Federalists

George Washington
John Adams
distributionArea Philadelphia region
editor Benjamin Franklin Bache
William Duane
endTime early 19th century
era Early American Republic
late 18th century
foundedBy Benjamin Franklin Bache
genre political newspaper
hasNotableEditor Benjamin Franklin Bache
William Duane
ideology Republicanism
inception 1794
influenced Republican public opinion in the 1790s
language English
location Philadelphia
mediaType print
namedAfter Aurora
notableFor fierce criticism of Federalist leaders
opposition to the Adams administration
opposition to the Washington administration
strong Republican stance
opposed Alien and Sedition Acts
Federalist policies
politicalAlignment Democratic-Republican
Jeffersonian Republican
predecessor General Advertiser
publicationFrequency daily
publisher Benjamin Franklin Bache
roleIn development of American party politics
partisan press of the 1790s
startTime 1794
state Pennsylvania
subject American politics
civil liberties
foreign policy
supported Democratic-Republican Party
Thomas Jefferson
timePeriod 1790s
early 1800s

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Benjamin Franklin Bache notableWork Philadelphia Aurora
William Duane editorOf Philadelphia Aurora
William Duane placeOfWork Philadelphia Aurora