Galtung on Information Society
“As usual we are treated to lies and two of them are the “information society” and the “information superhighway”. A century ago the slogan was education. The reality was more schooling. The reality today is more computers and more communication via computers. But information? Let us take the word more seriously, knowing that “disinformation society” and the “disinformation toll road” (even patenting life itself) are taking shape around us and have been doing so for some time.” (Galtung, 1998)
Galtung, J. (1998). Information, communication and their future in post modernity. Futures, 30 (2-3), 219-221.
Tuesday, 23 August 2005
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