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Trust & Transparency
Trust in political journalism should be earned through evidence, clear accountability and transparency about the organisation producing it. This page explains who State & Power is, how we work and the difference between our permanent offices and our editorial desks.
About State & Power
State & Power is a young, independent international publication built around a simple idea: understanding politics requires understanding where power sits, how it moves and what constrains it. Our journalism examines governments, institutions, elections, security, political economy, technology and the systems that shape public life.
We are a team of 17 working across editorial, research, audience, technology and operations. We are deliberately building the publication around evidence rather than volume. Our aim is not to reproduce every development in the global news cycle, but to identify the events, decisions and institutional shifts that materially change who can exercise power and how.
Our reporting and analysis draw on primary documents, official data, legislation, regulatory material, public records, credible reporting and specialist sources. Where practical, our articles show readers the evidence behind the analysis, distinguish primary material from reporting consulted and make important uncertainty visible. Interpretation is labelled as interpretation, and opinion is kept distinct from factual reporting.
Independence also means being clear about our own limitations. State & Power is still a young organisation. We do not claim to maintain full newsrooms or resident correspondents in every market we cover. London and Portland are our two office locations. Tokyo, Bogotá, Singapore, New York and Sydney are editorial desks that support our international perspective and coverage rather than standalone State & Power offices.
As we grow, we want the institution behind the journalism to remain as inspectable as the journalism itself. That means being clear about how stories are produced, correcting material errors, identifying the evidence behind important claims and expanding our transparency as the organisation develops.
How we work
Independent
State & Power does not represent a political party, campaign, government or lobbying organisation. Our editorial standards are intended to apply consistently across political actors.
Evidence-led
We prefer primary documents and data whenever practical and distinguish them from secondary reporting and our own analysis.
International
Our coverage is global, while recognising that political authority is rooted in specific institutions, laws and national contexts.
Accountable
Material factual errors should be corrected clearly. Readers should be able to understand what evidence supports an article and where meaningful uncertainty remains.
Our locations
Offices & Editorial Desks
Our location descriptions are intentionally precise. An editorial desk indicates an editorial presence or working base and should not be read as a claim that State & Power operates a full newsroom or corporate office at that location.
US Office
Portland
830 NE Holladay St, Portland, OR 97232, United StatesEditorial Desk
Tokyo
Shibuya Scramble Square 39F, 2-24-12 Shibuya, Shibuya City, Tokyo 150-6139, JapanEditorial Desk
Bogotá
Calle 26 #92-32, Bogotá 110911, ColombiaEditorial Desk
Singapore
60 Anson Road #17-01, Singapore 079914Editorial Desk
New York
250 Broadway, New York, NY 10007, United StatesEditorial Desk
Sydney
161 Castlereagh Street, Sydney NSW 2000, AustraliaEditorial accountability
State & Power separates factual reporting, analysis and opinion. Important factual claims should be attributable to reliable evidence, and analysis should explain the mechanism behind a conclusion rather than asking readers to accept assertion as authority. Our full sourcing, corrections and editorial principles are set out in our Editorial Standards.