A Closer Look at Paolo Sarpi and the Uses of Information in 17th-Century VenicePaolo Sarpi was a scholarly friar who played a leading role in the attempted change of political government regarding the dissemination of information and played an important role in the politics of Venice in the 17th century. Through his political connections and extensive information networks, he was able to publicize his thoughts on the power of information in the right or wrong hands. Examining Sarpi's scientific and political contributions during this period shows that he was a profound and progressive thinker whose ideas about events in Venice and beyond revolved around three major themes of communication studies: media allow us to “experience” distant events. as they occur via information networks, that media, such as avvisi, influence thought, psychological organization and social and institutional organization, and that media are never neutral as shown political writings loaded with propaganda (Black, Chunn, Edwards and Heyer 2). The reference article, the article by Filippo De Vivo, Paolo Sarpi and the uses of information in Venice in the 17th century, is structured in such a way very similar to a standard essay in that it has an introduction, a thesis, and supporting paragraphs for points made by the author. thesis and a conclusion. The title of the De Vivo article is an accurate description of the subject addressed by Paolo Sarpi and the use of information in Venice in the 17th century. General information about Venice and its information network begins the document. It is then established that information that was once only accessible to the elite classes such as merchants and politicians was later made available to the masses in the form of a salable product in the form of newsletters. information called avvisi (De Vivo 37). His network expanded beyond that which was accessible to ordinary mortals and he had access to information reserved for those with political connections like his and, as one might expect, he made a big splash use of these sources. In addition to having written correspondence with high-ranking officials in other countries, which had serious consequences if he was caught doing so, Sarpi regularly met with domestic and foreign merchants and other travelers to discuss the events abroad, which was also frowned upon by the government. The thesis of the article is presented as an explanation of Sarpi's use of newly developed information means (38). To do this,