# Public opinion

By Walter Lippmann.

"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. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: English
- Subjects: Social psychology; United States -- Politics and government; Public opinion; Public opinion -- United States; Social psychology -- United States

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