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Walter Lippmann

American journalist and political commentator (1889-1974) · United States · On the map · Journalists · Died at 85

Walter Lippmann was an American journalist. With a career spanning 60 years, he is famous for being among the first to introduce the concept of the Cold War, coining the term "stereotype" in the modern psychological meaning, as well as critiquing media and democracy in his newspaper column and several books, most...

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1974Died14 December 19741964Presidential Medal of FreedomAward1962Pulitzer Prize for International ReportingAward1958Pulitzer Prize Special Citations and AwardsAward1889Born23 September 1889

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Awards

Presidential Medal of Freedom1964
Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting1962
Pulitzer Prize Special Citations and Awards1958
Peabody Awards

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With a career spanning 60 years, he is famous for being among the first to introduce the concept of the Cold War, coining the term "stereotype" in the modern psychological meaning, as well as critiquing media and democracy in his newspaper column and several books, most notably his 1922 Public Opinion.

Country
United States
Category
Journalists
Type
Journalist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1889 to 1974 · aged 85

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