@article {2114, title = {Fundamentalist web journalism: Walking a fine line between religious ultra-Orthodoxy and the new media ethos}, journal = {European Journal of Communication}, volume = {33}, year = {2018}, pages = {304-320}, abstract = {New media journalism has perturbed traditional reporting not only in mainstream-modern societies but also within religious-cum-insular communities. Focusing on the Jewish ultra-Orthodox community in Israel and in light of web journalists{\textquoteright} continuous struggle with leading clergy and an apprehensive public, this study grapples with the question, {\textquoteleft}How do ultra-Orthodox web journalists view their work mission as information brokers for an enclave culture?{\textquoteright} The study gleaned from 40 in-depth interviews with web journalists and discussions with community web activists. Results uncovered three major schemata that drive their praxis: (1) Communal-Haredi, (2) Western-Democratic and (3) Journalist Ecosystem. Findings suggest a rising archetype of fundamentalist web journalism that rests its professional ethos on writers{\textquoteright} practice, rather than on formalized training or communal dictums. Web journalists were found to strongly identify with their community, yet, often unintentionally, also act as a secondary form of authority and harbingers of change.}, keywords = {fundamentalism, journalist motivations, new media and religion, online journalism, religion, religion and media, ultra-Orthodox, Ultra-Orthodox Jews, web journalism}, url = {http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0267323118763928}, author = {Golan, O and Mishol-Shauli, N} }