Public Opinion
Ranked #20 in Public Administration, Ranked #41 in Propaganda — see more rankings.
In what is widely considered the most influential book ever written by Walter Lippmann, the late journalist and social critic provides a fundamental treatise on the nature of human information and communication. As Michael Curtis indicates in his introduction to this edition. Public Opinion qualifies as a classic by virtue of its systematic brilliance and literary grace. The work is divided into eight parts, covering such varied issues as stereotypes, image making, and organized intelligence. The study begins with an analysis of "the world outside and the pictures in our heads, " a leitmotif... more
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Lorraine Adams It was written in 1922 and is an insider’s view of how news is made. That is, news is a made thing. News is not facts. (Source)
David Greenberg When Lippmann wrote this book he had become disillusioned with aspects of democratic theory that assumed citizens could be fully rational and knowledgeable in making up their minds about public issues. (Source)
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- #67 in Media
- #79 in Social Engineering
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