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The Satirist
''The Satirist, or the Censor of the Times'' was a controversial 19th century British newspaper which featured reports of scandals involving well known residents of London. It was published by Barnard Gregory, who faced multiple libel charges and was later imprisoned due to its articles. ''The Satirist'' was frequently criticised by commentators, and James Hain Friswell described it as a "poor imitation of ''Town and Country''".
==History==
''The Satirist'' was first published on April 10, 1831, at that time it cost 7d. It was published weekly and released on Sundays.〔 The paper became notorious for the allegations it published and the legal battles they provoked. The front page of the paper carried the motto, "Satire's my weapon. I was born a critic and a satirist; and my nurse remarked that I hissed as soon as I saw light". Though it never failed to gain an audience, public opinion eventually turned squarely against the paper. ''The Satirist'' published 924 issues, the last of which was released December 15, 1849. At its height the paper had a weekly circulation of over 9,000.
In many cases Gregory would send a draft of an article that he had prepared to the subject of the article and request a bribe to suppress its publication. This proved to be a lucrative practice for the paper. Gregory was sued for libel several times, however, and he was almost constantly involved in litigation during the eighteen years that he published the paper.〔 Though the nature of the English justice system at the time made it difficult for slandered parties to enforce judgments against him, some wealthy targets of the paper managed to win cases against him, and he served several stints in prison as a result.〔 In addition to legal attacks, some targets of the paper responded by publishing the same type of articles directed at the staff of ''The Satirist''. After ''The Satirist'' published articles attacking the printer of the competing ''The Town'' newspaper, ''The Town's'' publisher, Renton Nicholson, retaliated with a series of scathing articles directed at Barnard Gregory.
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