This document discusses the politics of information. It defines information and politics, and explains how the distribution and control of information can be used for political purposes like decision making and influencing or manipulating people. It provides examples of how information about events like COVID or disasters can be reported differently on different platforms. The document also outlines several models of information politics, such as technocratic utopianism and monarchy, and discusses how to manage information politics, including through incentives, profiles, technology, and avoiding information empires.

1. POLITICS OF
INFORMATION
Srikanta Dey
Jadavpur University, Mlisc(Digital Library)
2022-2024

2. Information
INFORMATION IS DATA, RECORDED
,CLASSIFIED , ORGANIZED RELATED OR
INTERPRETED WITHIN CONTEXT TO CONVEY
MEANING.

3. What is Politics
 SOCIETY ACTIVITY.
 INTERACTION AMONG PEOPLES(CONFLICT AND
COOPERATION)
 SOCIETY DIVERSITY(DIFFERENT WANTS, OPINIONS,
NEEDS, INTEREST)
 CLASH OF INTEREST.

4. Politics Of Information
The political implication of information undoubtedly
began with primitive people’s belief in sympathetic
magic. Possession of another’s personal property was
believed to give great power over that person and
possession of an enemy's name presumably gave
strategically and tactical advantages.

5. Distribution of Information
 TELEVISION NETWORKS
 NEWSPAPER
 BOOKS
 SOCIAL MEDIA
 JOURNAL
 TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE SERVICES,
ETC

6. 10 peoples died
8 Peoples Died.
7 Peoples Died and
3 Peoples Injured.
Different Platforms is Different News

7. Impact of Information Politics
Decision Making
Influence the People.
Misguide Someone
Manipulation.

8. Models of Information Politics
 Technocratic Utopianism
 Anarchy
 Feudalism
 Monarchy
 Federalism

9. Covid situation in chain
IN THIS SITUATION CHINA
WILL RELEASE THE
INFORMATION WHEN IT
WANTS TO COME OUT THE
OTHER COUNTRY.

10. Example of Federalism
THIS INSTITUTE COLLECT ,CENSUS
AND OBSERVED THE DATA THEN
DISSEMINATE.

11. How to Manage Information
Politics
 Match information Politics to your Organizational Culture
 Provides incentives for information sharing.
 Develop and deploy power of information profiles.
 Technological
 Avoid Building Information Empires.