Daily Source Bias Check: The Jakarta Post

These media sources have a slight to moderate liberal bias.  They often publish factual information that utilizes loaded words (wording that attempts to influence an audience by appealing to emotion or stereotypes) to favor liberal causes.  These sources are generally trustworthy for information but may require further investigation. See all Left-Center sources.

• Overall, we rate The Jakarta Post Left-Center biased based on editorial positions that slightly favor the left. We also rate them as Mostly Factual in reporting rather than High due to a lack of transparency with ownership and poor sourcing techniques.