Checking back to the OP’s question. I sincerely think YWN needs to take a long, hard look in the mirror and decide if this website is a chareidi yeshiva website or is it going to be a mouthpiece for other brands of Orthodox. I realize that there might be financial considerations regarding sponsors, advertisers, etc. And perhaps even particular ideological inclinations of the site owners. One thing is certain: MO/Dati Leumi folks are likely not too interested in the latest Satmar wedding, Melave Malka by the Rachmastrivska Rebbe, or hespedim that were delivered in Ponevitz Yeshiva a few days ago. On the other hand, chareidi yeshiva types are not eagerly in need of information on the latest group of American kids volunteering for the IDF, or the most recent group of fighter pilots who just graduated their training course in the Israeli Air Force, or the latest marathon conducted in Tel Aviv or even in Jerusalem. The founders of Chareidi media a century ago or so understood that the ultimate purpose of said media (back then it was just newspapers; today of course, there are also websites, video clips, etc.) was to propagate the Chareidi hashkafa as a counterweight to all the other “hashkafos” that were (are!) inundating the Jewish world. It’s really not possible to satisfy everyone and every hashkafa. So, YWN has to decide what it’s identity should be. A Chareidi website that, forgive me but, nearly constantly and consistently criticizes the Chareid tzibur as a tzibur is placing itself in the realm of other English “Orthodox/frum” sites who will remain unnamed (but everyone knows who they are) who feel that pathological Chareidi-bashing is practically a mitzva. I’m not saying that we are above criticism. On the contrary, but a public website is not the place for it. We are a heavily maligned (some say threatened) minority in the Jewish world. At least we should stick up for ourselves. When so much of the “Jewish” world is searching with magnifying glasses to uncover and (very often) exaggerate any and every flaw of ours — real or made-up — the proper response of this website would be to counter their claims by aggrandizing the commitment, sincerity, dedication of the Chareidi world to Torah and mitzvos, to chessed, to kiruv, etc. No one reads YWN to obtain general news, including Zionist news. All that is readily available elsewhere. What is not so common is Torah-true hashkafa that reflects the general Chareidi outlook as espoused by the Gedolei Torah. So many of my acquaintances snicker in derision when I mention the YWN website. I’ll spare you the comments most of them make about “(you’re kidding!) THAT website??!? It’s not even a Chareidi site!” I know from reading so many other comments posted by others that I’m not alone in this sentiment. A minor overhaul of YWN’s editorial positions will go a very long way toward a serious upgrade of the site. And, le’ma’an Hashem, please stop imitating those other “religious” websites with their pathological Chareidi-bashing. As Shlomo HaMelech stated, ??? ??? ????? — a person is what he praises; and reveals his true nature by what he praises.
Hatzlacha rabba!!
P.S. — although it wasn’t planned, I guess a gantze megilla is in the spirit of Purim!