O pojęciu informacji w świecie mediów elektronicznych

Abstract

The difficulty in discussing the notion of information lies in the fact that the general concept of information – both linguistic and cultural – must be extracted from the various fields and contexts within which it is used. And these are contexts and domains very diverse. The scientific concept of information extends from physics and biology, computer science and cybernetics to the methodology of science and philosophy. Even more complex is the situation when it comes to information in the world of electronic media. Information research is so fragmented and so specialized that it is extremely difficult to isolate individual dimensions of information from them, and even more difficult to grasp the whole picture. “Information is a representation of something in a specific form that someone has given to this representation”. Philosophers, communication specialists, methodologists often argue or call information can be the content of the message, which does not enrich the knowledge of the recipient. This discussion of the concept of information in the world of electronic media is extremely important. The author would like to present an interdisciplinary review of the definition and refer it mainly to information communicated in electronic media. It should be noted that information can be interpreted in broader or narrower terms depending on the content or the accepted system of references. In broad terms, information is understood as “content taken from the outside world in the process of our adaptation and adaptation of our senses”. In the narrow sense, the information refers to the message “obtained by man through observation or mental activity, transmitted in the sender (man) – recipient (man)”. Increasingly, the concept of information becomes a key category, a central point of reflection, which is a common set of research conducted at the interface between different disciplines and disciplines. Discussing the current role of electronic media, it is impossible to discuss this without defining the role of information.