Who published newspapers and books such as poor Richards almanac which spread the ideas of enlightenment across colonies?

The person who published newspapers and books like Poor Richard's Almanack, which spread Enlightenment ideas across the colonies, was Benjamin Franklin.

While he didn't invent the almanac itself, he took over the publication of Poor Richard's Almanack in 1732 and made it immensely popular. Through its aphorisms and witty sayings, Franklin cleverly embedded Enlightenment ideas about hard work, thrift, self-reliance, and reason into the daily lives of colonial readers.