Walter Lippmann was at one time the most influential American writer on politics and world affairs. His writing career spanned the time period from the Progressive Era to the middle of the Cold War.

Context clues: In 1922, Walter Lippmann, known as the father of American journalism, wrote Public Opinion, on the subject of government, mass communication, and societal perceptions. Late in his life, ...

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Walter Lippmann: An Intellectual Biography By Tom Arnold-Forster (Princeton University Press, 368 pages, $35) Walter Lippmann was at one time the most influential American writer on politics and ...