Liberty and the News - Softcover

Lippmann, Walter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 956310028X ISBN 13: 9789563100280

Publisher: www.bnpublishing.com, 2007

Synopsis

In this forthright critique of the press as a threat to American democracy and a danger to the value of liberty at large, Lippman asserts the central, indispensable connection between liberty and truth. Taking aim at the press, Lippman denounces its propensity to promote its own agendas and purposes rather than promulgate the truthful exchange of facts and the free flow of ideas.

Liberty and the News is a masterful portrayal of a problem still highly relevant today. Lippman's insights and vision for a better way to disseminate the news are highly eluminating.

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Review

Lippmann's concern more than four generations ago was not about journalists, but about the impact poor journalism was having on readers, or more to the point, on the citizens in this democracy. We should have the same concern today. -- Timothy J. McNulty "Chicago Tribune"

About the Author

Walter Lippmann (1889-1974) was the author of many books on political thought and was widely considered America's most distinguished syndicated columnist. In addition to being awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, he won two Pulitzer Prizes for his newspaper column "Today and Tomorrow," which appeared in the New YorkHerald Tribune.

Edition details

• Publisher: www.bnpublishing.com
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 956310028X
• ISBN 13: 9789563100280
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 100