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 …

Natalie Fenton news News is often claimed to be the life-blood of a democracy–journalism
as contributing vital resources for processes of information gathering, deliberation and …

This volume offers a historical, philosophical, and practical critique of public and civic
journalism--a movement that gained momentum in the final decade of the 20th century …

“Democracy will come into its own, for democracy is a name for a life of free and enriching
communion. It had its seer in Walt Whitman. It will have its consummation when free social …

An urgent account of the revolution that has upended the news business, written by one of
the most accomplished journalists of our time Technology has radically altered the news …

Does America have a free press? Many who answer yes appeal to First Amendment
protections that shield the press from government censorship. But in this comprehensive …

“Lincoln believed that 'with public sentiment nothing can fail; without it, nothing can
succeed.'Harold Holzer makes a significant contribution to our understanding of Lincoln's …

In Free for All, longtime scholar of digital media Elliot King begins with a brief history of the
technological development of news media from the appearance of newspapers in the …

A free press is the cornerstone of democracy. Does this then give the press the right to print
inaccurate material with relative impunity? Should the public have a statutory right of reply to …

We live in paradoxical times. The core institutions and systems that have supported
journalism in America for decades are weathering a perfect storm of challenges that have …