Populist figures were anything but a new phenomenon in Indonesian politics albeit in its short history as a modern state. However, in accordance with the recent development of news dissemination technology, the pattern of populist figure emergence was transformed. Not only in recent years we saw a considerable number of politicians, especially heads of local governments and ministers, attaining public popularity in ways unthinkable within the past political landscape. It is also unpredictable that the current president, who hardly had any strong political establishment, would rise into a legitimate candidate in the 2014 election without being underpinned by a novel and peculiar pattern of information and news circulation. This research aims to unravel the relationship between the current online media regime and the emergence of such populist figures. Additionally, as we follow the online news editorial process, we realized that we would not come to a satisfying conclusion, given that we disregard the materiality of the new media. Therefore, communication and media scholars should consider the importance of the agency of things, a conceptual apparatus proposed by scholars of Actor-Network Theory (ANT).

In this study, the public's perception of renewable energy in Indonesia is examined, along with its communication implications. A mix method was employed in this study, which is a research strategy that blends qualitative and quantitative research. The object in this research is the Indonesian Society. From questionnaire that was distributed through the random selection, research result revealed quite different levels of perception about renewable energy concepts. To be most effective, communications strategy should be designed to answer the questions that each individual has, building upon the level of knowledge as one of perception aspect that already exists.

Digital platforms are reshaping how religious authority is performed, circulated, and encountered, yet increased online visibility cannot be assumed to constitute religious legitimacy. This study examined how religious rhetoric and platform visibility intersected in the negotiation of religious authority through the case of Mama Gufron, a controversial Indonesian preacher whose sermons gained substantial social media attention. Using qualitative content analysis combined with rhetorical analysis, the study analyzed six purposively selected videos from the official Pondok Pesantren Uniq Nusantara YouTube channel, focusing on argumentative structures, speech acts, and metaphorical expressions. The findings revealed four interrelated rhetorical patterns: the invocation of lineage, sanad, and kiai status; performative use of distinctive linguistic expressions; claims of supernatural authority; and emotional dramatization. These patterns showed how established markers of Islamic authority were rearticulated through digitally mediated performance and intensified platform visibility. The study interpreted this process through performative-mediated authority and advances viral piety as an analytical proposition linking religious performance, digital circulation, and authority negotiation without equating visibility with legitimacy. The findings contribute to international digital religion scholarship by explaining how culturally embedded religious authority interacts with transnational infrastructures of digital visibility.

This scoping review synthesizes evidence on the intergenerational digital divide and Indonesian older adults’ awareness of AI-generated images and videos. Methods employed were PRISMA-ScR, the researchers screened scholarly and grey sources (2017–2025). Data were charted on standard fields and coded to STAM and PMT/TTAT constructs. Twenty records met the criteria. Results cover evidence concentrated on synthetic media salience rather than task-based detection. Facilitating conditions and governance baselines recur as primary drivers, while social influence, especially group messaging pathways, shapes exposure and sharing. Self-efficacy appears in training notes, but measurement skews toward knowledge, not calibrated accuracy. Usefulness and effort expectancy are implicit in low-friction designs; anxiety is inferred from risk and inequality signals. Indonesian, urban elder samples are scarce; platform workflow specifics and calibration outcomes are limited. Conclusions of this research confirm that the literature affirms awareness of AI visuals yet reveals actionable gaps. In the Indonesian context, standardized detection tasks with confidence calibration, and explicit acceptance determinants have not yet been conducted comprehensively. We recommend senior-friendly micro-lessons deploying a see–pause–verify routine inside high-traffic channels, aligned with national digital literacy pillars and supported by lightweight monitoring and evaluation. Priorities include collecting calibrated detection data and testing in-app verification cues within everyday sharing flows to strengthen elder-centered visual literacy and resilience.