Publisher's Synopsis
The technological age has penetrated deeply into virtually everyone's consciousness, but adaptation to it is clearly another matter for most. Professional communicators are no exception. Adapted from a media and privacy conference at the Poynter Institute in St. Petersburg, Florida, this special issue is the first of two designed to bring techno-age ethical issues into focus, particularly issues dealing with information distribution and conflicts with personal privacy -- both of which are defining elements of a democratic society.