Walter Lippmann
Walter Lippmann Born (1889-09-23)September 23, 1889 New York City Died December 14, 1974(1974-12-14) (aged 85) New York City Occupation Writer, journalist, political commentator Nationality American Alma mater Harvard University A.B. (1910) Notable works Founding editor, New Republic, Public Opinion Notable awards Pulitzer Prize, 1958, 1962 Presidential Medal of Freedom Relatives Jacob and Daisy Baum Lippmann Walter Lippmann (September 23, 1889 – December 14, 1974) was an American writer, reporter, and political commentator famous for being among the first to introduce the concept of Cold War, coining the term "stereotype" in the modern psychological meaning, and critiquing media and democracy in his newspaper column and several books, most notably his 1922 book Public Opinion. His views regarding the role of journalism in a democracy were contrasted with the contemporaneous writings of John Dewey in what has been retrospectively named the Lippmann-Dewey debate. Lippmann won two Pulitzer Prizes, one for his syndicated newspaper column "Today and Tomorrow" and one for his 1961 interview of Nikita Khruschev. He has also been highly praised with titles ranging anywhere from "most influential" journalist of the 20th century, to Father of Modern Journalism . Michael Schudson writes that James W. Carey considered Walter Lippmann's book Public Opinion as "the founding book of modern journalism" and also "the founding book in American media studies" .