Authoritarian Algorithmic Publics: Conceptualising the Nexus of Authoritarianism and Digital Innovation Uptake in Russian News Media

Digital social innovation: An overview and research framework

The rapid advancements in information technology (IT) cause a digitization of innovation processes and outcomes. This trend demands a theoretical reevaluation of the innovation process and its key actors involved. Following a phenomenological approach, we argue that the impetus for digital innovation in large enterprises may reside within different organizational units, namely research and development (R&D), IT units, and the increasingly popular digital innovation units (DIUs) that aim at digitizing organizational innovation. Previous scholars have identified organizational legitimacy as a key concept when it comes to intra-organizational innovation challenges, yet the implications arising from multiple loci of digital innovation are still vague. We thus argue that different forms of legitimacy are needed at certain stages of the (digital) innovation process and seek to unravel the question of how organizational innovation endeavors unfold when R&D, IT, or DIU provide the impetus for digital innovation. In so doing, we first provide a conceptualization of the different forms of legitimacy needed throughout the innovation process. We then distinctively explore the units’ assets and liabilities as well as formulate propositions on their advantages in and challenges of obtaining the legitimacy needed. Our paper thus offers much-needed insights into the organizational underpinnings enabling digital innovation.

With the rapid advancement of digital technologies, information security enterprises face unprecedented challenges and opportunities. Against this backdrop, this study focuses on information security enterprises, examining how digital innovation and digital transformation influence technological innovation through digital disruption. It aims to reveal the impact mechanisms of digital innovation, digital transformation, and digital disruption on technological innovation within information security enterprises by investigating the interactions and influence pathways among these variables. Drawing upon dynamic capability theory, the technology-organization-environment (TOE) framework, digital disruption theory, and the digital transformation maturity model, a theoretical model was constructed to capture the relationships among digital innovation, digital transformation, digital disruption, and technological innovation. This study collected 446 valid samples from Chinese information security enterprises through questionnaire surveys. Empirical analyses included reliability and validity assessments, correlation tests, difference tests, and structural equation modeling (SEM). The findings reveal that both digital innovation and digital transformation significantly and directly promote technological innovation within information security enterprises. Furthermore, digital disruption plays a crucial mediating role between these two factors and technological innovation. This research not only enriches theoretical studies on digital innovation and transformation pathways in the information security field but also provides practical guidance for enterprises to achieve technological innovation during digital transformation. Additionally, it offers a reference basis for government and industry regulators in formulating relevant policies, demonstrating significant theoretical value and practical significance.

Examining the development of religious media in Russia for last decades, author states low academic interest to this field of study and finds two main challenges to religious media. The first is deeply rooted in the post-communist religiosity - mostly nominal than practicing, the second challenge is caused by low impact of religious values on Russian media system in general and Russian TV in particular. Values dialogue faces three general problems: a) lack of values consensus, b) lack of religious selfarticulation and c) low level of social dialogue in the public sphere. Supporting British scholar N. Couldry’s call to the models of normative debate, author proposes a normative model of religious institutions and media professionals dialogue optimization, based on “pluralism - dialogue - consensus” concept of J. Habermas. The proposed model is focused on the basic principles of transparency and availability of the well-articulated religious values in a public sphere and presumes certain expectations from the religious institutions and media professionals. If “operationalized” from theoretical level to practical empirical indicators, the model could serve as a tool, matrix, check-list for the evaluation of the present condition for dialogue between religion and media in particular society.

In recent years, at least three major new journals dedicated to media (professionals) and journalism in particular came out: New Media & Society, Journalism Theory, Practice & Criticism (both Sage) and Journalism Studies (Routledge; affiliated to the European Journalism Training Association). Since 1992 an increasing number of journalism studies, notably surveys, have been conducted across the globe (Weaver, 1998). Around the same time, journalism as a trade or profession itself has come under intensified scrutiny from both its publics as well as media critics - media coverage about media has increased and professionalized in recent years (Boylan, 2000). Not only the established critics voice their concern the general public does so as well, turning away from their traditional news sources or expressing outright anger with the way reporters go about their work - culminating in the public outcry against the worldwide standards of reporting regarding, for example, the role of the U.S. television networks in the 2000 U.S. election. A 1999 survey even signaled the public's call for more political control over the press (Freedom Forum, 1999). In terms of journalism education, one can see a growing number of the media's recruits coming from various journalism schools, departments, polytechnics and so on across the globe - making formal journalism education a key role- player in equipping both today's, in terms of further training, and tomorrow's media professionals with the tools to grapple the social, cultural, professional, and economical developments that threaten, challenge, but most definitely change, the journalism profession (Weaver, 1998, 455-458; Dickson, 2000). Although change in journalism is nothing new - not in the least regarding the dominant role of technologies in the media - the threats and challenges to contemporary journalism have caused scholars, publics, journalists, and thus journalism educators to reconsider their approaches, definitions, and function in society. This article is an attempt to locate the changes and challenges to our traditional understanding of what journalism is, to describe our ways of dealing with them up to this point, and to formulate a number of arenas in which we may explore initiatives to educate the new journalists of today and tomorrow. The argument will be based on recent developments in journalism education and further training particularly in Western Europe and the United States. This article is based on an analysis of the European and U.S. contemporary literature and material from 45 face-to-face, in-depth interviews with experts in journalism education and further training in five European countries from February to April 2000 by Jan Bierhoff, Claes de Vreese, and the author (Bierhoff, Deuze, & DeVreese, 2000). The countries were selected be- cause of their comparative features in terms of size and structure of the media system: Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and Austria. First, the ways in which programs have traditionally been constructed and new initiatives have been employed in journalism education are summarized, looking specifically at Europe and the United States. As a second step, the underlying notions of professional journalism, as these form the basis of education programs, will be discussed. This section addresses, in particular, the ways in which such ideal-typical notions of journalism have come under threat in recent years. The third part of this article discusses the challenges to journalism education and further training programs in terms of what can be seen as the three key arenas where one may find fundamental threats or challenges regarding the role, function, and definition of journalism and journalists: society (cf. multiculturalism), economy (cf. infotainment), and technology (cf. online journalism). Journalism programs Journalism education in most countries around the world has traditionally covered the ground of practical skills and standards training on the one hand and general contextual education and liberal arts courses on the other hand (Gaunt, 1992, 12; Weischenberg, 1990). …

This study aims to analyze the superiority of Pegadaian products in competition between Branch Service Units (UPC) using the Competitive Profile Matrix (CPM) technique at UPC Karanglewas and UPC Alun-Alun Purwokerto. The approach used is descriptive qualitative through case studies, with data collection through in-depth interviews, observation, and documentation. CPM analysis is carried out by identifying key success factors such as service quality, product variety, price, promotion, ease of access, company reputation, and digital product innovation. The results of the study show that UPC Karanglewas has a stronger competitive position with a CPM score of 3.65 compared to UPC Alun-Alun Purwokerto which obtained a score of 3.25. The main advantages of UPC Karanglewas lie in a more complete product variety, ease of access, and digital innovation, while UPC Alun-Alun Purwokerto excels in promotion. This study recommends that each UPC strengthen product differentiation, increase digital service innovation, and optimize promotional strategies to strengthen competitiveness in the national pawn.

This study aims to analyze the superiority of Pegadaian products in competition between Branch Service Units (UPC) using the Competitive Profile Matrix (CPM) technique at UPC Karanglewas and UPC Alun-Alun Purwokerto. The approach used is descriptive qualitative through case studies, with data collection through in-depth interviews, observation, and documentation. CPM analysis is carried out by identifying key success factors such as service quality, product variety, price, promotion, ease of access, company reputation, and digital product innovation. The results of the study show that UPC Karanglewas has a stronger competitive position with a CPM score of 3.65 compared to UPC Alun-Alun Purwokerto which obtained a score of 3.25. The main advantages of UPC Karanglewas lie in a more complete product variety, ease of access, and digital innovation, while UPC Alun-Alun Purwokerto excels in promotion. This study recommends that each UPC strengthen product differentiation, increase digital service innovation, and optimize promotional strategies to strengthen competitiveness in the national pawn.

This study explores the competitive dynamics reshaping the television sector in Romania, driven largely by digital innovation and technological progress. The broadcasting industry has evolved considerably, seeing an increase in rivalry among key players. The research explores these developments by evaluating the main stakeholders, market behavior, legal context, and prevailing challenges in the field. Employing both qualitative insights from media professionals and secondary data analysis, the study highlights a multifaceted landscape where local broadcasters such as Pro TV, Antena 1, and TVR compete intensely for viewer attention and advertising revenue. The introduction of foreign channels has added further intricacy. Regulatory oversight, primarily by the National Audiovisual Council, is crucial in directing market practices through licensing, content standards, and the promotion of digital broadcast technologies. The study also addresses how networks are reshaping their content offerings in response to the popularity of streaming platforms and shifting audience habits, suggesting that technological advancement is both a disruptor and a catalyst for growth within Romania’s television sector.

The article presents an analysis of various theoretical and methodological approaches to determining the essence and content of modern mass culture, media culture, media text and media education. The key role of the axiological approach in the creation of media texts distributed by mass media is revealed. The structure of media texts is considered in the context of the value-semantic aspect of their creation and representation. Using the example of photography, the process of creating modern media texts and their role in the structure of mass communication is analyzed. Separately, the issue related to the development of artificial intelligence as a means of creating and replicating media products in the context of the dominance of new media was raised. Media education is presented as a system of training media professionals and ordinary users to interact in the context of digital media communications. The special role of the value approach in the formation of media professionals is noted. The methodology of the research is determined by an axiological approach in combination with a system-functional and semantic analysis of the stated problems. The main conclusions of the article are the following : 1. mass culture acts as a condition for the development of mass communication media and determines the nature and content of the media texts represented; 2. mass communication media form a global sphere - media space, which is characterized by transformational processes caused by the development of new media 3. texts of mass communication in the modern media space are created by both media professionals and users who do not have special training. At the same time, the share of content created without the participation of professionals dominates the media space; 4. Neural networks act as a new type of "authors" of media content, creating both text materials and visual content, the quality of which is rapidly improving, competing with professional materials; 5. Media education plays a key role in training not only media professionals, but also any user. It should be based on a value-semantic approach that determines the content of the created media materials and the choice of ways to distribute them.

This study investigates the intersection of digital innovation and cultural policy through the lens of STEM-enabled governance for cultural heritage in Indonesia. As governments and communities increasingly adopt science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) tools, such as 3D digitization, AI-based archiving, and cloud-based heritage platforms, to manage and disseminate heritage assets, critical questions arise about authority, inclusivity, and ethical stewardship. Despite Indonesia's rich cultural diversity and its policy momentum toward digital transformation, there remains a lack of empirical research examining how digital tools reshape heritage governance, especially in diverse communities with rich traditions. Using a qualitative, multi-case study approach, this research draws on in-depth interviews (n = 42), field observations, and document analysis across cultural institutions, ministries, NGOs, and Indigenous communities in six Indonesian provinces. Thematic analysis revealed key dimensions of STEM-enabled governance, including asymmetrical access to infrastructure, competing epistemologies, evolving roles of institutions, disrupted custodianship, and tensions between sacredness and digital publicity. The findings highlight the urgent need for participatory, ethically grounded, and culturally adaptive frameworks that center local values in digital innovation. The study makes theoretical contributions to the digital heritage and governance literature, providing practical guidance for developing context-sensitive STEM policies that avoid digital extractivism and enable meaningful co-stewardship. Importantly, it advances the discourse on cultural data sovereignty, platform ethics, and digital justice in the Global South.

This research effort explores the role of digital leadership, learning and innovation in influencing sustainable performance among small and medium enterprises. Digital leadership and learning have been considered as exogenous constructs to predict sustainable performance, and digital innovation is incorporated as a moderator variable to assess the relationships. This study bridges the research gap in explaining the role of digital leadership, which is an untapped research area for explaining sustainable performance. Similarly, digital learning is an essential element in sustainable performance. Further, digital innovation plays an effective and striking role in adopting and implementing technological advancements to achieve organizational goals. The researcher focused on the SME sector of Punjab, Pakistan to investigate the hypothesized relationships between variables. The convenience sampling technique was applied and G*Power was utilized to select the sample. Later, Smart-PLS was utilized for analysis. The results revealed that digital leadership remains insignificant in predicting sustainable performance. Digital learning and digital innovation were significant in influencing sustainable performance. Moreover, digital innovation moderates the relationship between digital learning and sustainable performance, but no moderation effect was observed between digital leadership and sustainable performance. Implications, future research avenues, and limitations of the study are given at the end of this paper.

In the media community and sociopolitical publications, every termination of a journalist's employment in Russia immediately raises suspicions of a crackdown on the "fourthestate." In this article we analyze employment terminations in newsrooms in light of the interactions between separating parties. The political disputes that occurred in Russian news media between 2012 and 2014 shed light on the complex forms of pressure and compromise exerted on journalists. We have selected three cases (Gazeta.ru, Kommersant-Vlast', and Lenta.ru) to illustrate three modalities of regulation of political disputesin the Russian media in the mid-2010s. They show that political control is perfectly compatible with the liberal management of press companies, which facilitates the use of financial justifications in cases of conflict, and with newsrooms' commitment to social civility, which insures observance of good morals. Despite their differences, the three termination cases show the avoidance of politics in the Russian media in three ways. Neither authoritarian control nor renunciation on the part of journalists explains the exercise of power over the Russian media. It is rather on the side of negotiated arrangements meant to avoid political controversy that we observe the reconfiguration of public space in Russia. DOI: 10.25285/2078-1938-2017-9-2-39-58

This article aims to investigate the regulatory, financial and political environment negotiated by oppositional Syrian media operating in exile in Turkey, as well as to identify the main tactics used by them in negotiating between these constraints to ensure their survival in an increasingly difficult environment. As the war in Syria increased in intensity, many oppositional media chose to move their centres of operations into Turkey – forcing them to adapt to a completely foreign regulatory environment, and an unstable political context. Furthermore, and in parallel, their institutional links with the media development sector were being deepened as well. The study draws on in-depth interviews with Syrian media professionals in Turkey, as well as with their interlocutors in international media development organizations. Using Michel de Certeau’s model of strategies and tactics, the study aims at arriving at a better understanding of the complex system of choices made by exilic media organizations to guarantee their survival and achieve their objectives. Within the strategic universes circumscribed by the powerful institutional actors of the Turkish state and the international media development sphere, one can locate the agency of Syrian media actors in their responsive tactical manoeuvrings. The article contends that the tactics employed are also reflective of the identity of these media actors located at the intersection of the alternative, exilic and oppositional.

The paper presents the report of a Professional Development Workshop (PDW) that addressed questions at the intersection of digital innovation and digital transformation at ICIS 2019 in Munich, Germany. The PDW was designed to share insights into (a) the current state of research on digital innovation, (b) the current state of research on digital transformation, and (c) the methodological and theoretical challenges in conducting research on digital innovation and/or digital transformation. Accordingly, the PDW featured three keynotes on digital innovation and digital transformation as a basis for interactive roundtable discussions where ongoing research projects presented by accepted author groups were discussed. Across the three keynotes and the roundtable discussions, some common patterns emerged. In particular, reoccurring themes included the challenge of balancing new and old elements of organization and technology in digital innovation and transformation as well as methodological challenges related to empirical research design and choice of theories. In this paper, we present a synthesis of ideas developed prior to, during, and after the PDW. This synthesis also results in a couple of suggestions for future research.

Purpose: The objective of this study is to examine the effect of company resources on digital innovation, collaboration strategy, and business performance, as well as the effect of company resources on business performance through digital innovation and collaboration strategy. Research Design: This study uses a quantitative research approach. Observations were made in a cross-section time horizon, in 2022. The Population of this study is the ISP industry, which amounted to 474 companies, and the unit of observation was the management. Sampling used stratified random sampling. ISPs are grouped based on the size of each company based on the number of customers and branch cities are divided into 3 groups: small, medium, and large. Samples were taken many as 100 respondents. Sampling from each classification is done randomly based on a list of population members. Testing the causality hypothesis in this study used PLS (Partial Least Square). Results: the hypothesis testing reveals that company resources play a significant role in developing digital innovation and collaboration strategies. Company resources do not significantly directly affect business performance, but significantly affect business performance through digital innovation and collaboration strategy. Findings: The study provided managerial implications for ISP company management in Indonesia, that collaboration strategy and digital innovation can increase the influence of the development and utilization of company resources on business performance so that companies no longer have to develop and own all of their resources independently. By elaborating their collaboration strategy and digital innovation, companies can focus on developing key resources and additional digital innovations needed to increase the company's competitive advantage. Limitation: the measurement of variables was carried out based on the management's perception of the conditions and situations faced during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021-2022. To get a deeper understanding and truly describe the details of the empirical conditions, it is necessary to complement qualitative research through confirmatory and in-depth interviews.