The book The Mathematical Theory of Communication reprints Shannon's 1948 article and Warren Weaver's popularization of it, which is accessible to the non-specialist. Weaver pointed out that the word "information" in communication theory is not related to what you do say, but to what you could say.
The book "The Mathematical Theory of Communication," which includes Shannon's 1948 article and Warren Weaver's explanation, is accessible to those without a specialized background. Weaver clarified that the concept of "information" in communication theory isn't about what you actually communicate but rather about what you could potentially convey.