See Editorial Guidelines (separate document) | See also Language & Tone
Our Editorial Guidelines are explicit:
Lonely Planet aims to be politically neutral and our editorial principles ensure that we present the world with balance and objectivity.
It is not acceptable for an author’s or editor’s personal political opinion to influence our content. In general, when the text becomes subjective, it is going too far: issues should be described objectively without the use of emotive adjectives. Authors and editors also need to be aware of defamation laws when individual people or organisations are being criticised. Lonely Planet is committed to maintaining editorial independence and our content should not be used as a vehicle to vent or air personal opinions. Not only should subjective statements be avoided, editors should also be on the lookout for bias through omission or loading of the facts. Editors could ask themselves the following targeted questions:
Does the passage explicitly, implicitly or tacitly press a particular political stance on the reader?
Is all political commentary supported in the text by facts?
Could the passage be rephrased to allow the facts to speak for themselves or should it simply be deleted?