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Informing Science + IT Education Conference 2003 Proceedings
| Informing Science + IT Education Conference |
| Pori, Finland June 24-27, 2003 |
| Panel on: The Creation and Distortion of Communication through Information Technology |
| Mary Elizabeth Bezanson, Kenneth J. Levine, Susan B. Kretchmer, and others |
| Information and communication technology has opened up both challenges and opportunities for the process of |
| communication. This is particularly true for communicating effectively and efficiently in the digital age, where |
| unique problems of creation and distortion, especially misinformation and bias, can arise. |
| In addition, the broad diffusion of a communication medium eventually prompts both the public and private sectors |
| to establish mechanisms to regulate that medium under the rubric of the public interest. Sometimes this can |
| happen through self-censorship on the part of the industry, while other times it requires the institution of |
| governmental law and regulation. The emergence of the Internet as a mass communication system has raised |
| questions about how this medium can function to benefit society, as well as concerns about its potential harm. |
| Focusing on the nexus of the process of communication and the limitations and prospects of information |
| technology, this panel explores some of the major concerns of the digital age from a legal and policy perspective. |
| The topics to be covered through interactive discussion include: anonymous speech and cybersmearing; the nature |
| of publication and misinformation; and Internet content filtering, freedom of speech, and intellectual property. |
ISSN
1535-07-03
Unless otherwise indicated, this paper has undergone blind external review by three or more reviewers.
Types of Papers: A Best Paper, Regular Paper, Short Paper, Informal Paper,
Unrefereed Panel Paper
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