We hit the ground running this week with Walter Lippman's concept of the "Pictures in Our Heads and the World Outside." Consider these fine nuggets of wisdom from Lippman and our discussion this week. 
“For the most part we do not first see, and then define, we define first and then see. In the great blooming, buzzing confusion of the outer world we pick out what our culture has already defined for us, and we tend to perceive that which we have picked out in the form stereotyped for us by our culture.”“We shall assume that what each man does is based not on direct and certain knowledge, but on pictures made by himself or given to him. If his atlas tells him that the world is flat he will not sail near what he believes to be the edge of our planet for fear of falling off.”
What other quotes stood out to you as you started reading PUBLIC OPINION and WHY did they stand out for you? Now consider how you use media and how your use affects the pictures in your head.
- How is your reality limited?
- What happens if you engage more media?
- What happens if you analyze messages, the medium and the gatekeepers critically?
- Consider some headline in the news this week. What are the pictures in your head that help you navigate your undestanding of the story presented? Do you let the information just wash over you? Or do you absorb it willingly?
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