- Independent Weekly
Infobox Newspaper
name = Independent Weekly
caption = TheJanuary 24 ,2007 front page of "Independent Weekly"
type =Alternative weekly
format =Tabloid
foundation =1983
ceased publication =
price =
owners = Independent
publisher = Sioux Watson
editor = Lisa Sorg
language =
circulation = 49,217cite web|url=http://aan.org/alternative/Aan/ViewCompany?oid=oid%3A41|title=Independent Weekly|publisher=Association of Alternative Newsweeklies |accessdate=2007-01-26]
headquarters = 302 E. Pettigrew St.
Suite 3A
Durham, NC 27701United States
ISSN =
website = [http://www.indyweek.com/ indyweek.com]"Independent Weekly" is a
tabloid -formatalternative weekly published inDurham, North Carolina and is distributed throughout theRaleigh-Durham area. Founded in 1983, it has a liberal political perspective, like many alt weeklies.Among alternative weeklies, "The Independent Weekly" has a national reputation for investigative and enterprise journalism. The
Columbia Journalism Review has cited the newspaper for its "spine of steel."The Independent has recently published articles on the expansion of the
Shearon Harris nuclear power plant operated byProgress Energy on topics such as safety, emissions, and storage of spent radioactive material that have largely gone unreported in other local media.Several years ago, the Independent acquired the other major weekly in the area, "Spectator", which was based in Raleigh and was well-known for its coverage of
the arts ; the name lives on as the name of the "Independent Weekly's" arts calendar.References
External links
* [http://www.indyweek.com"The Independent Weekly's" Website]
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