)From Michael P: I spotted this reference to an australian interview of NC, downloaded it from http://www.next.com.au/spyfood/geekgirl/002manga/chomsky.html Chomskys interview in Geekgirl (one source of his opinions... MichaelP. [start here] ==================== That's a little more information than I need to know, or information anarchy and the plight of the igno-rant. [INLINE] Noam Chomsky interviewed by RosieX and Chris Mountford Chris Mountford: Professor Chomsky what do you see as the present influence of technology - primarily low cost small powerful computers and global public information networks - the technology of the so-called information revolution, on the mass media power in the future? *THE FIRST EDGE* Noam Chomsky: Well, I think it's double edged and you can already see the competing/conflicting tendencies developing. Up until now it's been pretty much a monopoly of relatively privileged sectors, of people who have access to computers in universities and so on. Say, in the academic world it's turned out to be a very useful way of communicating scientific results, but in the area we are talking about it has been used pretty efficiently in distributing information and setting up interconnections etc. Do you have peacenet or something equivalent in Australia? Rosie X: Yes the Pegasus Network.. NC: Okay, in the US and particularly Europe, Peacenet puts across tons of information and also loads of specialist Bulletin Boards where groups with particular interests and concerns interact and discuss all sorts of things. The main journal that I write for is Z magazine, an independent left journal. They have a Z bulletin board which leftie types subscribe to. They are now bringing in the readership of other media left, so on some issues (eg East Timor) it's just been invaluable in organising. The [237 lines left ... full text available at <url:http://www.reference.com/cgi-bin/pn/go?choice=message&table=05_1997&mid=2132661&hilit=CHOMSKY+CHOMSKYS> ] -------------------------------- Article-ID: 05_1997&2119061 Score: 88 Subject: Re: [CHOMSKY] Brian's removal from the CHOMSKY list