There can be no higher law in journalism than to tell the truth and shame the devil.

Walter Lippmann

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Journalism

Author

Walter Lippmann

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Political literature

Statement Type

Precepts and axioms

Language

English

Time

1920 1920s 20th century

Occupation

Journalist Writer

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United States

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Citation

Lippmann, Walter. "Journalism and the Higher Law." Liberty and the News. Harcourt, Brace and Howe, 1920.

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