Question

Why did the attitude of the colonial government towards the freedom of the press change after the revolt of 1857

Answer 1

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After the revolt of 1857, the attitude to freedom of the press changed. Enraged
Englishmen demanded a clamp down on the ‘native’ press. As vernacular newspapersbecame assertively nationalist, the colonial government began debating measures ofstringent control.
STEPS TAKEN BY THE BRITISH
 In 1878, the Vernacular Press Act was passed, modelled on the Irish Press Laws.
 It provided the government with extensive rights to censor reports and editorials in thevernacular press.
 From now on the government kept regular track of the vernacular newspapers publishedin different provinces. When a report was judged as seditious, the newspaper was warned,and if the warning was ignored, the press was liable to be seized and the printingmachinery confiscated.