When the first Congress assembled March 4, 1789, the administration felt the need of a paper, and, under the influence of Hamilton, John Fenno issued at New York, April 15, the first number of "The Gazette of the United States", the earliest of a series of administration organs. The editorship of the "Gazette" later fell to Joseph Dennie, who had previously made a success of "The Farmer's Weekly Museum" and would later found "The Port Folio", two of the most successful newspapers of the era. The seat of government became the journalistic center of the country, and as long as party politics remained the staple news interest the administration organs and their opponents were the chief sources of news for the papers of the country.