| 1786 | The Massachusetts Centinel. Upon the death of his partner, William Warden (1761-1786), Benjamin Russell (1761-1845) becomes the sole proprietor, editor, and publisher of the Centinel. A journalistic pioneer, he would change the face of editorials, which had always reflected letters submitted by subscribers, to include the undisguised opinion of the editor. The Centinel mirrored Russell's own Federalist stance, for instance, on the constitutional debate. |




