40 Examples of Information Culture

John Spacey, updated on September 15, 2023

An information culture is the way that a group integrates information into life. This can occur at the level of a society, organization, community or group and includes norms of communication, media, information sharing and analysis. The following are common examples of information culture.

Fact-checking	Digital divide
Literacy	Open data
Transparency	Whistleblower protection
Misinformation & disinformation	Propaganda
Information silos	Filter bubbles
Information sharing	Rumors
Information activism	Censorship
Privacy norms	Privacy rights
Respect for privacy	Freedom of expression
Freedom of speech	Freedom of information
Level of trust	Digital literacy
Media literacy	Media bias
Information asymmetry	Information access
Information hoarding	Information overload
Information literacy	Information chaos
Reputation as information	Virtue signaling
Social status as information	Celebrity culture
Media influencers	Information as competitive advantage
Open communication	Accountability for information
Feedback loops	Information as empowerment

A filter bubble is a tool such as social media that shows you information that aligns to your worldview, attitudes, interests and values such that you may not be exposed to alternative views or mainstream views.

Information asymmetry is a situation where one side has more information than the other side. For example, friends of company insiders who know that negative news is coming where most investors do not have this information.

Information chaos is a situation where information from authoritative and non-authoritative sources are difficult to tell apart.

An information silo is a group that doesn't share information.

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Filter Bubbles

Information Advantage

Information Analysis

Information Asymmetry

Information Costs

Information Culture

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