Security in Media Governing System

Information security and freedom of speech are making the issue of state media governing rather controversial subject of scientific research. Comparative analysis of the professional journalistic approaches to information security aimed at improving the state policy in the sphere of public institution’s interaction with the media. Security in the media system is a key interest of the professional community of journalists; so standards of self-regulating press require a common social effort on neutralization of the threats to information security in the sphere of mass communications. The main threat to Russia’s national information security is the poor quality of the national media, which may occur due to the restrictions of freedom of speech as well as because of the abuse of such freedom by mass-media. The interests of the state and civil society require the consolidation efforts in creating an enabling social environment for the growth of the prestige and quality of national mass-media, its economic autonomy and political responsibility

Extension of Information Technology’s Application Areas and Information Security of the State

The digital divide and derivative of it discrimination are not limited by the lack of access to telecommunication networks for a significant part of the population. In terms of digital divide, human rights are subjected to restriction on the ground of value’s absence in the specific person for a developing information economy. The policy of overcoming the digital divide in modern society requires the coordinated efforts of the international community in the harmonization ofstate and business information policy

The Problem of State Information Security in the Field of Mass Media

In the international media space the issues of ensuring information security of thestate is inseparably interrelated with the political, economic and legal guarantees for exercising freedom of speech and expression. Under modern political and legal conditions censorship and abuse of freedom of mass media, the isolation and extremism, bias and indifference to those events that occur in international system are equally dangerous and unacceptable. Emerging security threats of multimedia reality connected with the technical features of data transfer, and economic nature of social relations in a virtual environment. Mediaindustryandsustainable development of information infrastructure of civil society becomes prima priority for stateinformation security

Democracy and the «Fourth Estate»

The special legal status of journalists in democratic society is determined by the efficiency of the communication mechanics in achievement of political goals. Virtual jurisdiction of state is formed under freedom of expression and universal competition. It should be legally secured on the national level and recognized on the level of international law. This jurisdiction is based on the democratic principals: participation and opposition. State institutions which are endowed with specific broadcasting competence in law are politically responsible for the compliance of democratic principals in virtual informational space

The Problem of Countering Violent Extremism inthe Information War

International extremism has become one of the most dangerous comprehensive security threats of the XXI century. The ideology of violent extremism is a genetic source of terrorism and poses a significant threat to global peace and security. Aggression of the extremist communities causes social consequences which severity is comparable to operations of a military nature. Prohibition under criminal law of extremism propaganda aimed at the protection of human rights, life and health of the people and is an integral element of the developed countries legal system

International Integration, Democracy and Information Security of the State

Information security of the state in the socio-political sphere is provided by state authorities and the national media. Democratic processes and international integration depend on a proper understanding of peoples social policy purposes in the universal scale. Information security of the state under democratic conditions requires a clear national policy reflecting its results and advantages in the world media

The Problem of State Sovereignty in the Modern Geopolitical Conditions

The transformation of state sovereignty in the twenty-first century became a real challenge to the international system. Some countries ceased to exist fully independently from the surrounding world economy and universal communication system. The constant participation of people in direct international communication has created a new political and legal reality on a universal scale - a virtual sovereignty