In this Book
- Liberty and the News
- 2020
- Book
- Published by: mediastudies.press

summary
Liberty and the News was published a century ago, the young Walter Lippmann’s fifth book. The slim volume merits a fresh read in our post-truth moment. “In an exact, sense,” Lippmann writes, “the present crisis of western democracy is a crisis in journalism.” For Lippmann, liberty constitutes a method, not a series of prohibitions and permissions. The book’s aim is to identify and examine potential reforms to boost the reliability of news—a project as relevant today as it is unfinished. Liberty and the News is republished in this mediastudies.press edition with a new introduction by Sue Curry Jansen.
Table of Contents
- The Twin Crises of Democracy and Journalism
- pp. vii-xii
- 2. What Modern Liberty Means
- pp. 7-22
- 3. Liberty and the News
- pp. 23-33
Additional Information
ISBN
9781951399030
Related ISBN(s)
9781951399023
MARC Record
OCLC
1227264770
Pages
47
Launched on MUSE
2020-12-22
Language
English
Open Access
Yes