{"product_id":"liberty-and-the-news-paperback-3","title":"Liberty and the News - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWalter Lippmann\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSean Wilentz\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eRonald Steel\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLiberty and the News\u003c\/i\u003e 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 way of cultivating the news. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A brilliant essay on a persistent problem of American democracy, \u003ci\u003eLiberty and the News\u003c\/i\u003e is still powerfully relevant despite the development of countless news sources unimagined when Lippman first published it in 1920. The problems he identifies--the self-importance of the press, the corrosion of rumors and innuendo, and the spinning of the news by political powers--are still with us, and they still threaten liberty. By focusing on the direct and necessary connection between liberty and truth, Lippmann's work helps to clarify one of the most pressing predicaments of American democracy today.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWalter Lippmann\u003c\/b\u003e (1889-1974) was a prominent American essayist and editor. His many books include \u003ci\u003eA Preface to Politics, Public Opinion, A Preface to Morals\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Good Society\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eRonald Steel\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of international relations and history at the University of Southern California. He is author of \u003ci\u003eWalter Lippman and the American Century\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eSidney Blumenthal\u003c\/b\u003e, former adviser to President Bill Clinton, is the author of \u003ci\u003eHow Bush Rules\u003c\/i\u003e (Princeton) and a regular columnist for the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSalon.com\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 120\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.43 x 7.94 x 4.78 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 21, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52694957785395,"sku":"9780691134802","price":60.01,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/VkI0akpieWlxejQxMWtmMDJaQURHZz09.webp?v=1763078353","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/liberty-and-the-news-paperback-3","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}