The Indopac Report's Editors fully adhere to the principles for the conduct of a newspaper formulated by Eugene Meyer in 1933.

Eugene Meyer, March 5, 1935
* in the original text: "America and the world"

The separation of news columns from the editorial pages is solemn and complete. Although part of our mission is provide diversity of opinions which often require summarization to be digestible for a busy reader we will always indicate where the opinion of the author begins and where it ends in the article.

This separation is intended to serve the reader, who is entitled to the facts in the news columns and to opinions on the editorial and opinion pages. But nothing in this separation of functions is intended to eliminate from the news columns honest, in-depth reporting, or analysis or commentary when plainly labeled.

Analysis: Interpretation of the news based on evidence, including data, as well as anticipating how events might unfold based on past events.

Perspective: Discussion of news topics with a point of view, including narratives by individuals regarding their own experiences.

Opinion: A column or blog in the Opinions section.

Review: A professional critics assessment of a service, product, performance, or artistic or literary work.

Editors and journalists at The Indopac Report are committed to fairness. While arguments about objectivity are endless, the concept of fairness is something that editors and reporters can easily understand and pursue. Fairness results from a few simple practices: No story is fair if it omits facts of paramount importance or significance. Fairness includes completeness.

Fairness requires rejecting disinformation and propaganda from illegitimate regimes that seek to create a positive perception of themselves in Western public debate. We will not quote any statements from undemocratic regimes without commenting on them - this is the old-school principle of just reporting to which we adhere. 

If we decide to report on it, we will never leave it without a comment. We are convinced that illegitimate, undemocratic regimes have no right to influence open, honest, democratic debates.

Fairness requires rejecting disinformation and propaganda from illegitimate regimes that seek to create a positive perception of themselves in Western public debate. We will not quote any statements from undemocratic regimes without commenting on them - this is the old-school principle of just reporting to which we adhere. 

No story is fair if it includes essentially irrelevant information at the expense of significant facts. Fairness includes relevance. Fairness includes diligently seeking comment from all sides of the story (except illegitimate regimes) and genuinely taking that comment into account.