Black was employed by Perry as a reporter for '' The Morning Chronicle '' . In 1817 , a worsening illness led Perry to turn over the editorial duties to Black . As editor , Black maintained the paper 's opposition to the Tory government of the time , condemning its handling of the Peterloo Massacre in 1819 . Yet he came out against Queen Caroline during her trial in 1820 , a stance that precipitated a drop in the newspaper 's circulation . Black remained as editor after the paper was purchased by William Innell Clement in 1821 , though the paper continued to decline especially as it faced growing competition from '' The Times '' for whig subscribers
Peterloo Massacre
Peterloo Massacre
John Black (journalist)