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Public Opinion
by Walter Lippmann
"We do not first see, and then define, we define first and then see."
Summary
Written a century ago, but eerily relevant today. Lippmann argued that the 'pictures in our heads' rarely match reality, and that mass media inevitably creates simplified, stereotyped versions of the world.
Why This Fits LindyFact
100+ years old and still essential. The ultimate proof that media criticism is itself Lindy.