...at this point it is impossible to bridge the divide between “a literate, marginalized minority and those who have been consumed by an illiterate mass culture.” 
- Chris Hedges "Empire of Illusion"

"The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society. Those who manipulate this unseen mechanism of society constitute an invisible government which is the true ruling power of our country."
- Edward Bernays, Propaganda (1928)

"Of course, it is possible for any citizen with time to spare, and a canny eye, to work out what is actually going on, but for the many there is not time, and the network news is the only news even though it may not be news at all but only a series of flashing fictions."
- Gore Vidal "The Decline and Fall of the American Empire"

"One of the intentions of corporate-controlled media is to instill in people a sense of disempowerment, of immobilization and paralysis. Its outcome is to turn you into good consumers. It is to keep people isolated, to feel that there is no possibility for social change."
- David Barsamian, journalist and publisher

"The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society. Those who manipulate this unseen mechanism of society constitute an invisible government which is the true ruling power of our country."
- Edward Bernays, Propaganda (1928)

Public Opinion by Walter Lippman

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Table of Contents

Dedication

Part I. INTRODUCTION

Chapter I. The World Outside And The Pictures In Our Heads

Part II. APPROACHES TO THE WORLD OUTSIDE

Chapter II. Censorship And Privacy

Chapter III. Contact And Opportunity

Chapter IV. Time And Attention

Chapter V. Speed, Words, And Clearness

Part III. STEREOTYPES

Chapter VI. Stereotypes

Chapter VII. Stereotypes As Defense

Chapter VIII. Blind Spots And Their Value

Chapter IX. Codes And Their Enemies

Chapter X. The Detection Of Stereotypes

Part IV. INTERESTS

Chapter XI. The Enlisting Of Interest

Chapter XII. Self-Interest Reconsidered

Part V. THE MAKING OF A COMMON WILL

Chapter XIII. The Transfer Of Interest

Chapter XIV. Yes Or No

Chapter XV. Leaders And The Rank And File

Part VI. THE IMAGE OF DEMOCRACY

Chapter XVI. The Self-Centered Man

Chapter XVII. The Self-Contained Community

Chapter XVIII. The Role Of Force, Patronage, and Privilege

Chapter XIX. The Old Image In A New Form: Guild Socialism

Chapter XX. A New Image

Part VII. NEWSPAPERS

Chapter XXI. The Buying Public

Chapter XXII. The Constant Reader

Chapter XXIII. The Nature Of News

Chapter XXIV. News, Truth, And A Conclusion

Part VIII. ORGANIZED INTELLIGENCE

Chapter XXV. The Entering Wedge

Chapter XXVI. Intelligence Work

Chapter XXVII. The Appeal To The Public

Chapter XXVIII. The Appeal To Reason