Liberty and the News

by Walter Lippmann

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691134804
• ISBN13: 9780691134802
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.8" x 7.9"