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Public opinionWalter Lippmann

Public opinion

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Original author: Walter Lippmann

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"Public Opinion" by Walter Lippmann is a book published in 1922. It examines how people construct simplified mental images of complex reality through stereotypes and "pseudo-environments," making functional democracy challenging. Lippmann explores how mass media shape public perception, how news inherently involves selection and bias, and why he believes a specialized class of experts must analyze information for society. This influential work sparked debate about democracy, expertise, and the manufacture of consent.

Public opinion, by Walter Lippmann. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #6456.

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30 Chapters

  1. 1.Front Matter427 words
  2. 2.Chapter I: Introduction7,884 words
  3. 3.Chapter II: Censorship and Privacy2,947 words
  4. 4.Chapter III: Contact and Opportunity2,877 words
  5. 5.Chapter IV: Time and Attention1,367 words
  6. 6.Chapter V: Speed, Words, and Clearness3,441 words
  7. 7.Chapter VI: Stereotypes4,272 words
  8. 8.Chapter VII: Stereotypes as Defense2,325 words
  9. 9.Chapter VIII: Blind Spots and Their Value2,846 words
  10. 10.Chapter IX: Codes and Their Enemies3,901 words
  11. 11.Chapter X: The Detection of Stereotypes7,120 words
  12. 12.Chapter XI: The Enlisting of Interest2,916 words
  13. 13.Chapter XII: Self-Interest Reconsidered5,431 words
  14. 14.Chapter XIII: The Transfer of Interest6,803 words
  15. 15.Chapter XIV: Yes or No3,654 words
  1. 16.Chapter XV: Leaders and the Rank and File4,025 words
  2. 17.Chapter XVI: The Self-Centered Man2,480 words
  3. 18.Chapter XVII: The Self-Contained Community3,302 words
  4. 19.Chapter XVIII: The Role of Force, Patronage and Privilege4,120 words
  5. 20.Chapter XIX2,641 words
  6. 21.Part V: , "The Making of a Common Will." These functional1,793 words
  7. 22.Chapter XX: A New Image1,250 words
  8. 23.Chapter XXI: The Buying Public2,805 words
  9. 24.Chapter XXII: The Constant Reader2,524 words
  10. 25.Chapter XXIII: The Nature of News5,178 words
  11. 26.Chapter XXIV: News, Truth, and a Conclusion1,955 words
  12. 27.Chapter XXV: The Entering Wedge2,408 words
  13. 28.Chapter XXVI: Intelligence Work4,828 words
  14. 29.Chapter XXVII: The Appeal to the Public3,285 words
  15. 30.Chapter XXVIII: The Appeal to Reason2,175 words