CHAPTER 23
THE INFORMATIONOVERLOAD
Effective evolution of the new society will demand free circulation of clear, concise and reliable information. Finding the truth about things is becoming increasingly difficult, not only because of the enormous volume of available information, but also because much of it is inaccurate or misleading. Comment and news, once clearly defined, are now becoming increasingly blurred at the edges. Media content, especially in privately owned areas, is often strongly selective, giving, in its appeal to lowest common denominator instincts, some credence to the popular community belief that readers and audiences are being ‘dumbed down’.
If this is so, should information media be privately owned and run as businesses? ...
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