In the midst of a collapse of traditional journalism, McChesney recovers two largely unknown pieces from Walter Lippmann, written during a democratic crisis in 1920: “A test of the News” and “Liberty and the News”. In these works, Lippmann reclaims a sufficient access to quality news in order to produce a sound public opinion, which is the base of self-government and democracy. Therefore, journalism should be considered as a public service that can note simply be left out to pressures from the market or governments. This vision encourages public funding for the development of an independent media information system.