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==Full Title and Meme==
Information quality refers to the value and reliability of information, often assessed based on its fitness for use in a specific context.
==Context==
High-quality information is essential for effective decision-making, communication, and operations across various fields. Here are some key dimensions of information quality:
# Accuracy: The information should be correct and free from errors.
# Relevance: It must be applicable and useful for the intended purpose.
# Timeliness: Information should be up-to-date and available when needed.
# Completeness: It should provide all necessary details without omissions.
# Consistency: The information should align with other data and not contain contradictions.
# Accessibility: It must be easy to access and use, while maintaining appropriate security.
These dimensions are often used in frameworks to evaluate and improve the quality of information in systems, organizations, and decision-making processes.

==Problems==
Even if the data meets the quality metrics described above, the value of the [[Information]] can be compromised by many other criteria that need to be evaluated, perhaps as the information is put to use.

===Information Bias===

===Propaganda Model===

The Propaganda Model, developed by Edward S. Herman and Noam Chomsky in their book Manufacturing Consent<ref>Edward S. Herman and Noam Chomsky ''Manufacturing Consent'' (1988) ISBN‎ 9780375714498</ref> is a framework for understanding how systemic biases and propaganda operate in mass media. It explains how media serves the interests of powerful elites by shaping public opinion and manufacturing consent for policies. The model identifies five key "filters" that influence media content:
# Ownership: Media outlets are often owned by large corporations, whose interests can shape the news agenda.
# Advertising: Media relies heavily on advertising revenue, which can lead to self-censorship to avoid offending advertisers.
# Sourcing: News often depends on information from government, business, and "experts," which can limit diverse perspectives.
# Flak: Negative responses or pressure from powerful groups can discipline media to align with dominant interests.
# Fear Ideology: In the original model, anti-communism was a unifying ideology; today, it could be replaced by other fear-based narratives.

This model highlights how economic and political power can influence media narratives, often marginalizing dissenting voices. Chomsky has always been good a ferreting out problems in society, but his solutions have been idealistic. In this model and subsequent books<ref>Noam Chomsky, ''Media Control, Second Edition: The Spectacular Achievements of Propaganda'' ISBN 9781583225363</ref> he pushed for democratizing information in the way that the Internet made possible. That realized solution has been a major disaster.

===Social Networks on the Internet===


==References==

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