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What was the purpose of the Vernacular Press Act of 1878?
What was the purpose of the Vernacular Press Act of 1878?
- To encourage the publication of vernacular newspapers
- To promote freedom of speech in vernacular newspapers
- To provide the government with extensive rights to censor reports and editorials in the vernacular press (correct)
- To establish guidelines for fair reporting in vernacular press
What was the influence behind the model of the Vernacular Press Act of 1878?
What was the influence behind the model of the Vernacular Press Act of 1878?
- British Magna Carta
- Irish press laws (correct)
- French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
- American Bill of Rights
What were the consequences for a newspaper judged as seditious under the Vernacular Press Act?
What were the consequences for a newspaper judged as seditious under the Vernacular Press Act?
- The newspaper was shut down immediately
- The journalists were fined heavily
- The newspaper was warned, and if ignored, the printing machinery could be confiscated (correct)
- The government took over the editorial control of the newspaper
