About
Walter Lippmann, born September 23, 1889, in New York City and died December 14, 1974, in the same city, was an American journalist and political commentator. A Harvard graduate in 1910, he co-founded The New Republic in 1914. As an adviser to President Woodrow Wilson during World War I, he helped draft the Fourteen Points and participated in the Treaty of Versailles negotiations. He edited the New York World from 1929 to 1931, then wrote an influential syndicated column, 'Today and Tomorrow,' from 1931 to 1967. A two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, he also received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1964. His work Public Opinion (1922) is considered seminal for its analysis of media and public opinion.
* 1889-09-23 — † 1974-12-14
Major works
- A Preface to Politics (1913)essay
- Drift and Mastery (1914)essay
- Public Opinion (1922)essay
- The Phantom Public (1925)essay
- The Cold War (1947)essay
Key milestones
- 1914Co-founds The New Republic magazine.
- 1922Publishes Public Opinion, introducing the term 'stereotype' in its modern psychological sense.
- 1962Wins the Pulitzer Prize for his 1961 interview with Nikita Khrushchev.
Themes
Public opinionMedia and democracyForeign policyStereotypesRole of the citizen
Sources: id.loc.gov · britannica.com