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===Dewey, Lippman and Bourne=== | |||
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[[Walter Lippmann]] (1889-1974) was a working journalist and political commentator. Along with [[Herbert Croly]] and [[Walter Weyl]], he was one of the founding editors of [[The New Republic]] and a highly influential force in American [[journalism]] during the first half of the twentieth century. He coined the term "stereotype" to describe "the pictures in our heads". In ''[[Public Opinion]]'' (1922) Lippmann offered the fullest statement of his elitist view of publics and the formation of public opinion. He saw the accuracy of news and the protection of journalistic sources as the principal problem of democracy and presented the public largely in [[Plato|Platonic]] terms as a bewildered herd. It was the job of the [[journalism|journalist]] to translate the actions and motives of the "governing class" of bureaucratic experts and specialists | |||
==Article Ideas, Fragments, etc== | ==Article Ideas, Fragments, etc== | ||
Revision as of 07:57, 27 May 2009
"When there isn't anything else fun to do, I go outside and play in my sandbox."
- Anon. (Age 8)
Dewey, Lippman and Bourne
(This section is being written for addition to the Public article I've been working on.)
Walter Lippmann (1889-1974) was a working journalist and political commentator. Along with Herbert Croly and Walter Weyl, he was one of the founding editors of The New Republic and a highly influential force in American journalism during the first half of the twentieth century. He coined the term "stereotype" to describe "the pictures in our heads". In Public Opinion (1922) Lippmann offered the fullest statement of his elitist view of publics and the formation of public opinion. He saw the accuracy of news and the protection of journalistic sources as the principal problem of democracy and presented the public largely in Platonic terms as a bewildered herd. It was the job of the journalist to translate the actions and motives of the "governing class" of bureaucratic experts and specialists
Article Ideas, Fragments, etc
| Title | Composer/Librettist | Location | Main Characters | Date Written |
Date Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | Oscar Hammerstein/Richard Rodgers | Oklahoma Territory | Curley McLain, Laurey Williams | 1941 | 1943 |
| State Fair | Iowa State Fair | 1948 | 1948 | 1948 | |
| Annie Get Your Gun | Annie Oakley | 1900 | 1900 | ||
| Meet Me In St. Louis | 1900 | 1900 | |||
| South Pacific | WWII in Pacific | 1900 | 1900 | ||
| Wonderful Town | NYC | 1900 | 1900 | ||
| New York, New York | 1900 | 1900 | |||
| Phantom of the Opera | Andrew Lloyd Webber | Paris Opera, Paris Sewer | 1941 | 1943 | |
| Aspects of Love | Andrew Lloyd Webber | 1948 | 1948 | 1948 | |
| Cats | 1900 | 1900 | |||
| Evita | Buenos Aires | 1900 | |||
| West Side Story | 1900 | 1900 | |||
| The Sound of Music | Austria | 1900 | 1900 | ||
| My Fair Lady | Edwardian London | 1900 | } | ||
| Private Lives | Noel Coward | 1900 | } | ||
| Kiss Me Kate | 1900 | } | |||
| The King and I | Siam | 1900 | } | ||
| Pal Joey | 1900 | } | |||
| Guys and Dolls | Broadway | 1900 | } |
- Grand opera [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Operetta [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Alan Furst [r]: Add brief definition or description
References
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