Human Communication in the Information Age

What is the role of information in man's world? In this article I will examine the question, emphasizing the continuous reception, acceptance and transmission of various kinds of news.

The transmission of information today is unique, and the differences we find, as well as the impact on human consciousness, are reflected in problems of upbringing, primarily in the philosophy of child-rearing related to personality, values and conscious choice. The transmission and reception of one kind of information or another requires a communication link. Addressing the topic of information means talking about communication and communicators. Our perception and identification of related problems occur at the intersections of knowledge, belief and trust (Greimas, 2000).

The human world, which in time and space affords possibilities for life and expression, has formed under the influence of varied streams of information. By sending messages about themselves to one another, by explaining and communicating, humans formed communities. Human contact requires openness, and open and accessible information. Open and accessible information creates the possibility for an open community.

Secret or concealed information implies a state of war in all instances, including the family. The disintegration of a family begins with concealment and distortion of information, and ends in a war from which no one emerges the winner.

Information, or, to put it the Lithuanian way, messages and possibilities and interference of messages, have always marked the human world. Since time immemorial, an outstretched hand has meant that it hides no stone or weapon. The word has become the human's most significant informant, and our most perfect and universal instrument of information.

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