ABSTRACT
Islamic journalism is one of the journalistic genres that exists and is developing in Indonesia. In practice, journalists in the Islamic media in Indonesia claim to uphold Islamic values related to reporting. This study aims to see how journalism practices by two mainstream Muslim mass media. The news that is interesting to study about this phenomenon is the coverage of the Novel Baswedan case. The reason is that this case caused controversy and involved many interests. Researchers used a qualitative approach with data collection techniques in the form of in-depth interviews and literature studies. The subjects of this study were the editors of Hidayatullah.com and Republika Online (ROL). The results showed that the two media practiced Islamic journalism with different focuses. Hidayatullah.com puts forward amar maruf nahi munkar, while ROL prioritizes tabayyun. This finding shows the differences in media ideology and provides an example of the harmony between Islamic values and journalism globally. In Indonesia, the Islamic religious context has a strong influence on journalism. It gives additional findings on the theory that states that journalism practice is contextual.
