JTI REPORT

Report Date: September 16, 2025

Tibet Post International

Section A: Identity and Transparency

Basic Requirements on Media’s Identity
1.1. Legal Entity Name
1. What is the Legal Entity Name?
Tibet Post International/Himalayan Literacy Trust
1.2. Contact Details and Identifiers
ADDRESS LINE 1
Tibet Post International
ADDRESS LINE 2
Ward 5, Room #2, 2nd Floor, Near Gamru Village School Gamru Village, Dharamshala
POST CODE
176215
CITY
Kangra
STATE / PROVINCE / REGION
Himachal Pradesh
COUNTRY
India
3. What is the general telephone number for the Legal Entity?
91-9418143289
4. What is the email address for the Legal Entity?
[email protected]
5. Is the Legal Entity required to have a Tax ID, a Registration ID, a DUNS number and/or other identifiers?
Yes
5.a. What are these IDs for the Legal Entity?
325/2010&574/2010
6. Are there any other governmental or other identifiers that a certification body could use to verify the identity of the Legal Entity?
Yes
6.a. What are those identifiers?
Registrar of Trusts, Himachal Government
1.3. Description of Media Outlet
7. What Brand Name(s), titles, publication names, etc. do you use to publish Content?
Tibet Post Internatonal: www.thetibetpost.com
Shambalanews: www.shambalanews.com
國際西藏郵報: www.tibetpost.net
1.4. Distribution Channels and URLs
8. Does the Media Outlet publish on any URLs?
Yes
8.a. On what URLs do you publish?
  • Websites:English: www.thetibetpost.com
  • Tibetan: www.shambalanews.com
  • Mandarin: www.tibetpost.net
9. Does the Media Outlet publish any content on any social media?
Yes
9.a. What are the social media URLs, handles, addresses or names that you use to publish?
  • English Facebook: tpinews
  • Tibetan Facebook: shambalanews,
  • Group: Tibetans
  • Mandarin Facebook: Tibettalks
  • X (formerly Twitter): tibetdaily
10. Does the Media Outlet publish any content by broadcasting and/or streaming?
No
1.5. Safety Concerns
11. Do the Media Outlet's Editorial Guidelines state that the safety of all journalists shall be treated as a primary concern?
Yes
12. Are there any reasons that the Media Outlet has for withholding information on any of the questions as part of this JTI Standard process?
No
1.6. Location
13. Is the physical address of the Legal Entity different from the postal address according to question no. 2?
No
14. Do you have a safety-related reason for not providing it?
No
1.7. Founding Date
15. What is the founding date of the Legal Entity?
2010-04-01
If you want to publish additional information on the founding history, please provide it here.
Founded in 2007 and launched as trilingual online in 2008, TPI now has almost thousands of indexed Tibet related articles on a vast range of subjects. TPI online is completely free and offers a broad range of media content with a varied and extensive range of its own sources. A global leader in online news of Tibet, we deliver unparalleled coverage on a vast range of subjects. This provides readers with a variety of perspectives and different interpretations on breaking news events. Statistics indicate that in 2025 (Current total: 1,247,870, TPI readership grew close to 2 million with 39 million hits).
16. Is the founding date of the Media Outlet (as in clause 1.3. question no. 7) different from that of the Legal Entity (as in clause 1.1. question no. 1)?
No
Editorial Mission
2.1. Editorial Mission Statement
17. Does your Media Outlet have an editorial mission statement, or stated set of principles or editorial values?
Yes
17.a. Provide that statement here
-To provide fair, accurate, and impartial news on the situation and developments in Tibet—ensuring comprehensive coverage and contextual clarity.
-To produce in-depth features, interviews, and opinion pieces addressing all Tibet-related issues, fostering critical engagement and informed discourse.
-To bridge the information gap between Tibetans within and outside Tibet, facilitating connectivity and mutual understanding.
-To promote transparency and accountability between the Tibetan Government-in-exile and the Tibetan people, strengthening democratic governance and civic trust.
-To encourage robust discussion and debate on issues pertinent to Tibet and Tibetans, cultivating a culture of intellectual exchange and participatory dialogue.
-To disseminate information and reports on social, health, cultural, and environmental issues to our general readership, enhancing awareness and advocacy.
-To monitor and cover developments in Tibet-related issues within the international forum, highlighting global perspectives and diplomatic dynamics.
-To provide an accessible and inclusive forum for young Tibetans to articulate their opinions, empowering youth engagement and intergenerational dialogue.
-To promote a nuanced understanding among Tibetans of the exile democratic government, human rights, and social, health, cultural, and environmental issues, fostering civic literacy and empowerment.
-To cultivate awareness among Tibetans about diverse cultures and heritages, encouraging intercultural appreciation and solidarity.
-To inspire and mobilise the younger generation to preserve and perpetuate Tibetan religion, culture, language, and identity, ensuring the continuity of their rich heritage.
-The five additional words/phrases are: **impartial, contextual clarity, robust, civic trust, and nuanced understanding.
18. Is that statement posted online?
Yes
18.a. What is the URL where it is published?
https://www.thetibetpost.com/about-us/mission/aims-and-mission
Public Service Media
3.1. Public Service Media Mission, Governance and Independence
19. Is the Media Outlet a Public Service Media?
No
Disclosure of Type of Ownership
4.1. Privately held
20. Is the Media Outlet or the Legal Entity privately owned?
No
20.a. What is the form and status of the Media Outlet or Legal Entity according to the legal definition in the country of registration?
Trust (Himalayan Literacy Trust)
4.2. State or Publicly owned
21. Is the Media Outlet or the Legal Entity owned by the state, a unit of the government or any other public entity?
No
4.3. Publicly Traded Company
22. Is the Media Outlet or the Legal Entity publicly traded?
No
4.4. Other
23. Is the ownership of the Media Outlet or the Legal Entity different from the three previous clauses in this section? For example, is it a co-operative or member-owned?
Yes
23.a. What is the form of ownership?
Tibet Post International is registed as Himalayan Literacy Trust
23.b. If there is a combination, explain that here along with a breakdown by ownership type.
Yeshe Choesang, the founder and Editor-in-Chief of Tibet Post International Yangchen Dolma is TPI's Manager, then they are the indirector owners.
Requirements on Owners’ Identity
5.1. Names of Owners and Board Members
24. What are the names of all direct, indirect or beneficial owners?
There is no owners directly, if say indirect beneficial owners, who are managing the Tibet Post International and taking salaries.
25. Are the names of the owners in the previous question available online?
No
26. What are the names of the members of supervisory boards?
No supervisory boards members except the HLT board of trustees
27. Are the names of the members of the supervisory board members in the previous question available online?
No
28. Are the listed owners also founders or owners of other companies?
No
29. Are any of the owners active members of a political party or movement or candidates in a political election or current office holders?
No
5.2. Contact Details of Direct and Indirect Owners
30. What is the contact information for all direct and indirect owners?
Indirect owner: Yeshe Choesang, Email: [email protected]
Indirect owner: Yangchen Dolma, Email: [email protected]
31. Is the contact information in the previous question available online?
No
32. What is the contact information for the members of the board of directors?
Ven Thupten Yaphel, phone number: 91+7018112346
Mrs Dekyi Methok, Email: [email protected]

Note: Ven Nyima WangChuk and other boar members don't understand english
33. Is the contact information in the previous question available online?
No
5.3. Names of Shareholders
34. What are the names of the direct, majority or controlling shareholders? (If shareholders are companies, list the main activity and business sector of that company along with the name.)
No shareholders
If you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.
HLT/TPI is a non-profit agency that operates exclusively on funding and donations.
5.4. Percentage of Shareholdings
35. List the shareholders and the percentage of the holdings.
HLT/TPI is a registered non-profit charitable trust. As such, it has no shareholders, equity holdings, or ownership distribution.
If you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.
HLT is an entirely charitable trust. The organisation is governed by its trust deed and board of trustees, and all assets and resources are dedicated solely to its media mission of informing and providing reliable sources to its audience.
5.5. Exception for Member-owned Media Outlets
36. Is the Media Outlet member-owned?
No
Disclosure of Identity of the Management Team and its Location
6.1. Management Directory
37. What are the names, positions, and contact details of all members of management for the Media Outlet?
Yangchen Dolma, Managing Director,
Email: [email protected]/[email protected]
If you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.
Yeshe Choesang – TPI Editor-in-Chief (Volunteer basis)
Email: [email protected]
/ [email protected]

Dekyi Methok – HLT First Office Secretary (Volunteer basis)
Email: [email protected]
6.2. Location of Branches and Offices
38. What is the physical address, phone number and email address of the headquarters of the Media Outlet?
Tibet Post International, Ward 5, Room #2, 2nd Floor, Near Gamru School, Gamru Village, P.O. Kotwali Bazaar, Dharamshala Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, 176215, India
Email:[email protected]
Contact Number:91-9418143289
39. Does the Media Outlet have other main branches and offices?
Yes
39.a. What are the physical addresses, including phone numbers and email addresses, of those other main branches and offices?
Tibet Initiative Network Australia, 704 10 Norfolk St, Liverpool NSW 2170, Australia
Phone Number: + 61 424 138 166
Email: [email protected]
40. Do you have a safety-related reason for not providing it?
No
Disclosure of Editorial Contact Details
7.1. Social Media
41. Does the Media Outlet have social media accounts for the public to use to make queries or respond to Content?
Yes
41.a. What are the URLs or other identification of all social media accounts used by members of the public to contact the Media Outlet?
  • English Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/tpinews
  • Tibetan Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/455779734896061
7.2. Newsroom Contact Details
42. Does the Media Outlet have a person responsible for dealing with communication from the public regarding the Content?
Yes
43. Is the method for contacting that person or others at the Media Outlet clearly visible to the public?
Yes
44. In what ways does the staff of the Media Outlet responsible for the Content communicate back to the public results of queries, concerns, etc.?
HLT/TPI staff respond to public queries and concerns via email, official website updates, and social media, ensuring timely and transparent communication.
7.3. Customer Service Contact Details
45. Does the Media Outlet have a department or a single person who is responsible for customer service?
Yes
45.a. What are the contact details, including telephone numbers, email addresses, correspondence addresses, for customer service or the equivalent within the Media Outlet?
Yangchen Dolma

Ward 5, Room #2, 2nd Floor, Near Gamru Village School Gamru Village, P.O. Kotwali Bazaar, Dharamshala Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, 176215, India Telephone Number: +91 94181 43289 Email: [email protected]
Disclosure of Revenue Sources and Data Collection
8.1. Sources of Revenue
46. What are the categories of sources of revenue for the Media Outlet, ranked from largest to smallest? These may include subscriptions, advertising, major donors, donations, subsidies, fees, sales, memberships, sponsorships, events, etc.
No permanent revenue, but sometime grant and donation
47. Is the Media Outlet required to make financial disclosures?
Yes
47.a. Are those disclosures visible to the public?
No
48. What is the revenue of the Media Outlet?
There is no particular revenue, but TPI get small amount of donation from people and financial support like RSF and other organisation mentioned early.
49. What is the ratio of the categories of revenue sources (as in question no. 46)?
100% grant and donation
50. Is there any reason for safety and security that you have given incomplete data in this section?
No
8.2. Data collection disclosure
51. Does your Media Outlet process any personal information from online visitors on its own or with third parties?
No

Section B: Professionalism and Accountability

Accountability for Journalism Principles
9.1 Editorial Guidelines
52. Does your Media Outlet have a set of guidelines, or adhere to an external set of guidelines, for journalistic content, distribution and conduct to which its journalistic operations comply?
Yes
52.a. Are they made available to the public in a readily accessible form?
Yes
52.a.i. What is the URL?
https://www.thetibetpost.com/about-us/editorial-team/tibet-post-international-style-guide-and-editorial-positioning
53. Is there a person or a group of persons responsible for these guidelines clearly identified?
Yes
53.a. Is that identification visible on the page with the guidelines?
Yes
If you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.
The editorial team is responsible for the guidelines, but individual members are not specifically listed on the guideline pages, except for those under the Editor-in-Chief.
9.2. Purpose of Guidelines
54. Do the guidelines referred to in the section on Editorial Guidelines set clear expectations for the behaviour for all the contributors, including editorial staff (journalists, editors) and all other contributors?
Yes
If you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.
Yes. The editorial guidelines set clear expectations for all contributors, while allowing individual views that do not represent TPI or its editorial standards.
55. Do the guidelines referred to in the section on Editorial Guidelines make clear the structure of editorial responsibility for each stage of the publication process within the organisation?
Yes
9.3. Guidelines and Journalism Principles
56. Do your Editorial Guidelines include requirements for Accuracy (as prescribed in the Preamble) in your output?
Yes
What is the URL?
https://www.thetibetpost.com/about-us/editorial-team/tibet-post-international-style-guide-and-editorial-positioning
57. Do they include requirements for Independence (as prescribed in the Preamble) of editorial decision making?
Yes
What is the URL?
https://www.thetibetpost.com/images/stories/PDF_folder/Tibet_Terminology_Editorial_Guide.pdf
58. Do they include requirements of Fairness (as prescribed in the Preamble) in the practice of journalism?
Yes
What is the URL?
https://www.thetibetpost.com/about-us/editorial-team/tibet-post-international-style-guide-and-editorial-positioning
59. Do they include requirements for Accountability (as prescribed in the Preamble) in the practice of its journalism?
Yes
What is the URL?
https://www.thetibetpost.com/about-us/editorial-team/tibet-post-international-style-guide-and-editorial-positioning

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9.4. Conflicts of Interest
60. Do your Editorial Guidelines include protections against real, potential, or perceived conflicts of interest?
Yes
If you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.
TPI has maintained its policy on conflicts of interest within editorial standards.
61. Do the guidelines include guidance on how to deal with conflicts related to business?
Yes
62. Do the guidelines include guidance on how to deal with conflicts related to political interests?
Yes
If you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.
TPI guidelines include guidance on how to deal with conflicts related to political interests
63. Do the guidelines include guidance on how to deal with conflicts related to personal interests?
Yes
If you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.
HLT/TPI’s editorial guidelines provide clear guidance on managing conflicts related to personal interests, requiring staff and contributors to disclose any potential conflicts and to act in a manner that preserves the integrity, independence, and impartiality of the organisation’s reporting.
64. Does the Media Outlet’s structure protect the editorial processes from any undue influence from within or without?
Yes
Accuracy
10.1. Processes for Ensuring Accuracy
65. Do you have internal rules and a systematic editorial process to ensure the accuracy of your content?
Yes
66. Do you have internal rules and a systematic editorial process to ensure that the Editorial Guidelines are adhered to?
Yes
67. Do you have a verification process for content and the role of editorial oversight?
Yes
10.2. Process Review
68. Do you have a mechanism for periodic review of the effectiveness of the implementation of your Editorial Guidelines in your editorial processes?
Yes
69. Is your accountability mechanism (internal or external) subject to periodic review?
Yes
10.3. Statistics and External Content
70. Do your Editorial Guidelines require that statistics should be sourced and verified?
Yes
71. Do your Editorial Guidelines require that external photographs/video/audio content should be sourced and verified?
Yes
10.4. Identification of Journalists, Agencies
72. Are the Individual Journalists (including external sources) identified, for example through a byline, or recorded in publishing mechanism so that this information can be accessed?
Yes
If you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.
Journalists are identified by their byline and keep a record of the information, but sometimes Tibetan reporters, who came from Tibet have to keep their names secret in published articles because their families in Tibet could be arrested or have problems with the Chinese authorities in Chinese-occupied Tibet because of their work in Exile.
73. Is all News Agency material used by the Media Outlet recorded and tracked?
Yes
10.5. Location Reporting
74. Is location reporting identified in your content?
Yes
75. Do your Editorial Guidelines ensure that any constraint on location reporting be explained in the report or in the context of its publication?
No
76. Do your Editorial Guidelines require transparency where a location report has been facilitated by an external body?
Yes
10.6. Automatically Generated Content
77. Do you publish any content that is automatically generated?
No
10.7. Algorithmic Dissemination and Curation
78. Do you use any algorithms for the dissemination or curation of content?
No
10.8. Treatment of Explicit Content
79. Do your Editorial Guidelines ensure the ethically appropriate treatment of violent and explicit content?
Yes
80. Do your Editorial Guidelines ensure the ethically appropriate treatment of content which features children or other vulnerable people?
Yes
81. Do your Editorial Guidelines ensure the ethically appropriate handling of live content?
Yes
Responsibility for Content Provided by the General Public
11.1. User Generated Content/Eyewitness News
82. Does your Media Outlet publish any content that comes not from staff or freelancers but from external sources such as readers/viewers?
Yes
82.a. Does your Media Outlet have set structures to ensure the checking of externally sourced material undergoes the same principles as that created entirely by its own journalists?
Yes
11.2. Editorial Guidelines for UGC/Eyewitness News
82.b. Do your Editorial Guidelines also include provisions for externally-submitted material?
Yes
82.c. Are there Editorial Guidelines dealing with UGC/eyewitness news content?
Yes
82.d. Do they include details on the verification processes to be used for this content?
Yes
82.e. Do they include guidance on the appropriate labelling of such content?
Yes
82.f. Do they include guidance on dealing with the providers of such content in a responsible and ethical manner?
Yes
11.3. Opinion Guidelines
83. Do your Editorial Guidelines also include provision for ensuring comment material is free from defamation?
Yes
84. Do your Editorial Guidelines also include provision for ensuring comment material is free from invasions of privacy?
Yes
85. Do your Editorial Guidelines also include provision for ensuring comment material is free from hate speech?
Yes
86. Do your Editorial Guidelines also include provision for ensuring comment material is free from harassment?
Yes
87. Is it clear to the public whether your Media Outlet’s moderation of such comment is pre- or post-publication?
Yes
88. Does this policy allow for the removal of offending material?
Yes
Responsibility for Sources
12.1. Anonymity
89. Are there guidelines on the procedures to be followed for granting anonymity to sources?
Yes
90. Are the reasons for granting anonymity made clear to the public?
Yes
12.2. Privacy Rights
91. Are there guidelines to ensure that the privacy rights and safety of individuals are protected in your journalistic activity?
Yes
12.3. Independence and Sources
92. Are there guidelines to ensure the independence of journalism relative to the sources for content?
Yes
12.4. Diversity of Sources
93. Do the guidelines ensure that a diversity of sources is used in the production of your journalistic content?
Yes
Professionalism for Affiliations
13.1. Sponsored Content Policies
94. Do your Editorial Guidelines have specific policies for distinguishing commercial or sponsored content?
Yes
13.2. Sponsored Content Indicators
95. Do you publish any sponsored content?
No
13.3. Separation of News and Opinion
96. Do your Editorial Guidelines require a clear distinction to be made between news content and opinion content?
Yes
97. Do your Editorial Guidelines require a clear distinction to be made between news content and commercial content?
Yes
98. Do you in editorial practice or in Editorial Guidelines require a clear distinction to be made between news content and content supplied by an external non-journalistic body?
Yes
Internal Accountability
14.1. Dealing with Inaccuracies
99. Do you have a clear process to allow potential errors to be communicated to the Media Outlet by the public?
Yes
99.a. Do you publish that process?
No
100. Do you have a clear process to allow potential errors to be communicated to the Media Outlet by those with direct involvement in the story?
Yes
100.a. Do you have a clear process for assessing and dealing with the claims?
Yes
101. Is there a systematic editorial structure in the Media Outlet to ensure that any inaccuracies in its content are corrected in a timely and transparent manner?
Yes
14.2. Publishing Corrections
102. Does your Media Outlet guarantee the publication of the correction of all significant inaccuracies and errors in a similar place and manner as the original version, such as the same URL or in similar time and format of broadcast?
Yes
14.3. Contact and Process for Complaints
103. Does your organisation have a designated contact in the event of complaints about potential breaches of its journalism principles or Editorial Guidelines?
Yes
104. Does your organisation have a designated process for the public to open a dialogue with you regarding potential breaches of its journalism principles or Editorial Guidelines? (These may follow the Uniform Correction or Clarification act adopted by most U.S. States.)
Yes
104.a. Is that information clearly available?
Yes
104.a.i. What is the URL of where this information is available? If it is not on a single page, describe where people can find it.
There are contact information on the footer in our website for our managing editor (https://www.thetibetpost.com/managing-editor), editorial team (https://www.thetibetpost.com/editorial-team) and editor-in-chief (https://www.thetibetpost.com/editor-in-chief)
14.4. Internal Process for Complaints
105. Are your staff (Employees and Freelance) aware of the process that must be followed in the event of such complaints?
Yes
106. Are they aware that all such complaints must be brought to the attention of a senior member of staff (of organisations large enough to have a staff) not directly connected with the creation of the story?
Yes
107. Is your Media Outlet committed to the resolution of any such complaints in a fair, reasonable and timely manner?
Yes
14.5. Independence of Ombudsperson
108. Does the Media Outlet have an Ombudsperson?
No
External Accountability
15.1. External Oversight
109. Have you committed to a system or systems of external accountability for your editorial content?
No
15.2. Compliance with External Accountability
110. Is your Media Outlet committed to comply with any directions or guidance issued by the external accountability body to which you subscribe?
N/A
15.3. Absence of external oversight
111. Is your Media Outlet subject to an external regulatory mechanism for content that you find it not possible to comply with?
No
15.4. Contact Details of External Accountability Bodies
112. Are the mechanisms for the public to complain about breaches of your Editorial Guidelines to an external body publicly available?
N/A
15.5. Other Associations
113. Do you belong to any other bodies that require members to adhere to published guidelines, standards or norms to maintain status in that organisation?
No
Professionalism in the Media Outlet
16.1. Recruitment and Training
114. Do you have guidelines for the recruitment and training of editorial staff?
Yes
114.a. Do those guidelines contain a diversity policy?
Yes
114.b. Do those guidelines cover staff welfare?
Yes
114.c. Are they publicly available?
No
16.2. Working Conditions, Contract Policy and Labour Relations
115. Do the regulations and guidelines for the employment of staff and engagement of contract journalists protect their editorial independence?
Yes
116. Are your employees (including freelance) covered by legal contracts and insurance?
Yes
117. Does your staff have the freedom to organise?
Yes
118. Do you have an existing structure for social dialogue including a collective bargaining arrangement with appropriate trade unions?
Yes
119. Are there guidelines for contracts of engagement with freelance journalists?
Yes
119.a. Do these guidelines ensure the ability of freelancers to adhere to the editorial principles?
Yes
16.3. Staff Welfare
120. Does your Media Outlet's rules and procedures protect against discrimination in the workplace?
Yes
121. Does your Media Outlet's rules and procedures support equality of opportunity?
Yes
122. Does your Media Outlet have a safety at work policy, which includes specific protection for journalists working in hostile environments?
Yes
123. Does your Media Outlet have guidelines to support editorial staff who have been exposed to material of a sensitive or upsetting nature?
Yes
124. Does your Media Outlet have guidelines to support editorial staff who suffered physical or psychological harm in the course of their work?
Yes
Training
17.1. Training in Editorial Guidelines
125. Does your Media Outlet have a training programme for editorial staff that includes sections on the Editorial Guidelines and other legal and ethical issues?
Yes
126. Is there refresher training available for significant changes in the law or guidelines?
Yes
127. Does your staff have expert advice available for consultation when dealing with legal and compliance issues?
Yes
Publication of Self-Assessment
18.1. General Public
128. Does your Media Outlet publish your answers to this self-assessment based on the JTI Standard?
Yes
128.a. Is it available to readers?
Yes
128.a.i. What is the URL?
https://www.jti-app.com/report/y1Dn8LdvBGjNa9oq
18.2. Machine-readability
129. Does your Media Outlet publish your answers in a machine-readable format?
Yes
129.a. What is the URL?
https://www.jti-app.com/report/y1Dn8LdvBGjNa9oq