Several editors, I have ever met answered in various ways. First, some don’t really care about the journalistic principles or the principle of open-mindedness because they know that bombastic, apologetic, or repetitive dictions can attract viewers (which are actually not far from the same ideology).
In the view of communication science, this can be compared to the term “feeding” the emotions and beliefs of the audience. The logic works similar to click-bait. But, on the other hand, the media concerned also has “loyal readers” who continue to thirst for ideological pleasures. So, one paddle, two islands crossed. At this point, although it contains ideological education, the educational value or habituation of critical reasoning from a media deserves to be questioned.
However, some editors are cautious to check word by word to ensure the manuscripts they receive are solid. Thus, there are no broken logic, misleading substance, and new writing goals. Some other editors even allow the publication of ideologically contrasting texts but have high public educational value.
Indeed, amid an ideological war in which the stakes are the nation’s integrity, it is essential to promote and strengthen ideologies favouring universalism and pluralism. But, apart from that, it is equally crucial to ensure that the strengthening and promotion of doctrine do not lead to communal fallacies, where the ability to think convergently or from multiple perspectives (even from opposing perspectives) is lost. If that ability is lost, the risk of giving birth to aggressive people is also greater.
Remember, KH Wahid Hasyim, in his writing entitled Why I Choose NU (1953), took 4 years just to consider whether he should join NU or not, even though NU is an organization created by his own father. From the very beginning, this implies that the tradition of critical thinking and even the tradition of evaluating our own review has been exemplified by our ancestors.
In the context of Islamic media, it is a choice: do you choose to put forward an ideology without any measurable preparations related to the cognitive consequences of that ideological spirit? Or decide to prioritize format, content, or content that is more educative and open to sharpening the cognitive base of the people?