Encyclopedias: Spartacus Educational: Journalists and Newspapers: Manchester Herald

Description: Abstract: By the summer of 1791, the editors of the Manchester Mercury and the Manchester Chronicle became reluctant to give the reformers Thomas Walker and Thomas Cooper publicity. They decided to edit their own newspaper, the Manchester Herald. A local firm, Faulkner & Birch, agreed to print it and the first edition was published on 31st March 1792. By 1794 the authorities decided to prosecute the Manchester Herald out of existence. Within a short space of time the publishers of the newspaper were charged with five separate offences and after a year accepted defeat and ceased publication.