Book

Public Opinion

Walter Lippmann examines how people form simplified pictures of a complex world, how stereotypes organize perception, how interests and leaders shape collective will, and how newspapers select and report events. He concludes by proposing organized intelligence as support for democratic judgment.

Chapters

1Chapter 1The World Outside And The Pictures○
2Chapter 2Censorship And Privacy○
3Chapter 3Contact And Opportunity○
4Chapter 4Time And Attention○
5Chapter 5Speed, Words, And Clearness○