Lippmann, Walter 1889-1974 creator text utu 2004 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "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. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Opinion_(book) Release date is 2004-09-01 Produced by David Phillips, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team Original publication data not identified Social psychology United States -- Politics and government Public opinion Public opinion -- United States Social psychology -- United States HM Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6456 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6456 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133153.0 6456