Journalists like Walter Lippmann worried that ______.
A) they would lose their jobs to slick and savvy PR professionals
B) PR professionals lacked the professional detachment of journalists and held too much power over American public opinion
C) PR professionals would obstruct journalists' access to people in power, like politicians and company presidents
D) PR professionals were laughing at the "poor journalists"
E) All of the options are correct.

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Walter Lippmann, a famous journalist and commentator, believed that PR professionals lacked the professional detachment of journalists and held too much power over American public opinion. He worried that they were shaping public opinion in ways that were not necessarily in the public interest, and that they were undermining the credibility of independent journalism. Lippmann believed that journalists had a responsibility to provide accurate and impartial information to the public, and he viewed PR professionals as a threat to this mission.

Journalists Like Walter Lippmann Worried That ______