THE THOUGHTS ROOM

-A knowledge society is a society organized around the production of knowledge where technological change is much more important for economic growth. A knowledge society could also be described as a society where economic success is determined by the ability of individuals and firms to accumulate and transform information in such a way as to produce and market goods efficiently and flexibly -SOURCE: Liberal education in a knowledge society, by Barry Smith and Carl Bereiter -Knowledge societies have the characteristic that knowledge forms major component of any human activity. Economic, social, cultural, and all other human activities become dependent on a huge volume of knowledge and information. A knowledge society is one in which knowledge becomes major creative force. -Knowledge Society refers to any society where knowledge is the primary production resource instead of capital and labour. It may also...

- - An information society is a society in which low-cost information technology, computers and telecommunications are widely used to facilitate communication nationally and internationally, and to promote access to libraries, data archives and other stores of information held by private organizations or in the public domain. o Gordon Marshall, author of a dictionary of sociology - -An information society is a society in which the creation, distribution, diffusion, uses, integration and manipulation of information is a significant economic, political and cultural activity. o Source; Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - - An information society is a society where communication and information technologies influence the everyday lives of most of its members with the help of the internet and a wired culture. o Source; www.redgoldfish.com

DIFFERENCES AND SIMILARITIES BETWEEN THE LIBERTARIAN AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY THEORIS OF THE PRESS IN RELATION TO THE CONDUCT OF THE MEDIA IN GHANA. The libertarian theory of the press was developed in England and the U.S.A. after1688. This theory takes the philosophical view that man is rational and able to discern between truth and falsehood and therefore can choose between a better and worse alternative. Libertarians believe that individuals should have complete freedom of action, provided their actions do not infringe on the freedom of others. (Ref: Britannica concise encyclopaedia) The chief purpose of this theory is to inform, entertain, sell- but chiefly to help discover truth, and to check on government. In the libertarian theory the media was controlled by self-righting process of truth in a free market place of ideas and by the court. The theory gives way for the media to be owned by private individuals. The theory sought for press freedom and objectivity. The press was used...