Abstract
In this chapter the social phenomenon of information is discussed and analysed. Fattorello considers information as a social practice and the general theory and notion of communication. He looks at the communication of messages, documentation and information, the object of information and the means used to inform, including the use of stereotypes and values. He then differentiates between contingent and non contingent information, considers what he describes as ordinary interpretation and discusses the confusion of terms.
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Way, M. (2015). The Social Phenomenon of Information. In: The Theory of the Social Practice of Information. Global Transformations in Media and Communication Research. Palgrave Pivot, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137542854_3
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