Liberty and the News

By:

Walter Lippmann

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Paperback / softback

Series:

The James Madison Library in American Politics

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Liberty and the News is Walter Lippman's classic account of how the press threatens democracy whenever it has an agenda other than the free flow of ideas. Arguing that there is a necessary connection between liberty and truth, Lippman excoriates the press, claiming that it exists primarily for its own purposes and agendas and only incidentally to promote the honest interplay of facts and ideas. In response, Lippman sought to imagine a better way of cultivating the news. A brilliant essay on a persistent problem of American democracy, Liberty and the News is still powerfully relevant despite the development of countless news sources unimagined when Lippman first published it in 1920. The problems he identifies--the self-importance of the press, the corrosion of rumors and innuendo, and the spinning of the news by political powers--are still with us, and they still threaten liberty. By focusing on the direct and necessary connection between liberty and truth, Lippmann's work helps to clarify one of the most pressing predicaments of American democracy today.

Author Biography:

Walter Lippmann (1889-1974) was a prominent American essayist and editor. His many books include "A Preface to Politics, Public Opinion, A Preface to Morals", and "The Good Society". Ronald Steel is professor of international relations and history at the University of Southern California. He is author of "Walter Lippman and the American Century". Sidney Blumenthal, former adviser to President Bill Clinton, is the author of "How Bush Rules" (Princeton) and a regular columnist for the "Guardian" and "Salon.com".

Release date Australia

October 21st, 2007

Author

Walter Lippmann

Audiences

General (US: Trade)
Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Contributors

Afterword by Sidney Blumenthal
Foreword by Ronald Steel
Introduction by Sean Wilentz

Pages

120

Series

The James Madison Library in American Politics

Dimensions

101x203x6

ISBN-13

9780691134802

Product ID

2406257

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