Liberty and the News
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Written in the aftermath of World War I, this polemic by the Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist exposes the threat to democracy posed by media bias. Walter Lippmann denounces the wartime misinformation and propaganda fed to the public by the press, calling for an honest, "spin-free" interpretation of facts and ideas. Written in an accessible rather than a scholarly style, this treatise consists of three essays that examine the tenuous relationship between facts and news and the consequences of media distortion. Its conclusions helped establish the standards of objective reporting that were subseque
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Manufacturer: Dover Publications
Release date: 19 September 2012
ISBN-10 : B00A3M0XUM |
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Release date: 19 September 2012
ISBN-10 : B00A3M0XUM |
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