1789Brissot Launches 'Le Patriote français' Newspaper

July 28: Jacques Pierre Brissot begins publication of Le Pat...
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1790

📰 Brissot Launches 'Le Patriote français' Newspaper

July 28: Jacques Pierre Brissot begins publication of Le Patriote français, an influential newspaper of the revolutionary movement known as the Girondins.
Brissot Launches 'Le Patriote français' Newspaper (1789)
French RevolutionJournalismPropagandaGirondinsPressPolitical DiscourseInformationPublic OpinionRevolutionary IdeasSociety

📰 Marat's L'Ami du peuple Launches, Advocating Radical Revolution

September 16: First issue of Jean Paul Marat's newspaper, L'Ami du peuple, proposing a radical social and political revolution.
Marat's L'Ami du peuple Launches, Advocating Radical Revolution (1789)
French RevolutionNewspapersPropagandaRadicalismMaratPublic OpinionPolitical DiscourseJournalismRevolutionary IdealsPress

📰 Desmoulins' Newspaper Begins Publication, Attacks Royalists

November 28: First issue of Desmoulins' weekly Histoire des Révolutions de France et de Brabant, savagely attacking royalists and aristocrats.
French RevolutionJournalismPropagandaPolitical SatireRadicalismRoyalistsAristocratsPressDesmoulins

📰 Marat's Attack on Necker Published

January 18: Marat publishes a fierce attack on finance minister Necker.
MaratNeckerJournalismPressPamphletPolitical CriticismFrench RevolutionPropagandaPublic OpinionRadicalism

📰 Marat Resumes L'Ami du Peuple Publication

May 18: Marat returns to Paris and resumes publication of L'Ami du people.
MaratL'Ami du PeupleJournalismPressPropagandaRadicalismFrench RevolutionParisPoliticsPublic Opinion