Rumour News and Its Features
Rumour News and Its Features
Author(s): Valdas PruskusSubject(s): Philosophy
Published by: Vilnius Gediminas Technical University
Keywords: rumour; rumour news; information; rumour’s cycle; news interchange; incompletion of news; moral discretion.
Summary/Abstract: The magic of rumours and their background are discussed in the paper. The features of rumour news, which make them interesting to an individual who can fulfil his creativity here as a creator of information and potential of a transmitter, are revealed here. It is shown that joining information “enlargers” turns an individual into the hostage of the news interchange net because of two main reasons: firstly, because of difficulties to uphold moral discretion while conveying the news, and, secondly, because of the rumour’s incompletion due to absence of a complete mechanism that makes it insatiable, requiring a new and ever “fresher” information. Factors impeding the individual’s withdrawal from the rumour’s space are analysed.
Journal: Santalka: Filologija, Edukologija
- Issue Year: 15/2007
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 37-42
- Page Count: 6
- Language: English