The Independent
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The Independent is a British compact newspaper published by Tony O'Reilly's Independent News & Media. It is nicknamed the Indie, with the Sunday edition, The Independent on Sunday, being the Sindie. Launched in 1986, it is one of the youngest UK national daily newspapers, with a circulation of 261,193 in November 2005 according to the UK Audit Bureau of Circulations. The paper was named National Newspaper of the Year at the 2004 British Press Awards. More » (Source: Wikipedia)
Overview
Media:
Newspaper
Audience:
Medium audience (100-500K) (English)
Scope:
International
Political Viewpoint:
Left
Owners:
Independent News & Media | public_corporation | Managers: Simon Kelner
Research
Location:
London, United Kingdom
Editorial
Edited By:
Kaizar Campwala
Last Edit:
Dec 6, 2006 - 1:28 PM PST
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Top Topics:
World (378), Politics (238), U.S. (220), Business (140), Sci/Tech (131), Presidential Election 2008 (105), Environment (64), United Kingdom (63), Obama Administration (60), Climate Change (60), Global Economy (55), War (48), Global Warming (47), Living (35), Foreign Policy (35)...
Top Authors:
Johann Hari (32), Leonard Doyle (30), Geoffrey Lean (27), Patrick Cockburn (20), David Usborne (20), Robert Fisk (18), Rupert Cornwell (18), Kim Sengupta (17), Stephen Foley (15), Michael Mccarthy (15), Steve Connor (13), Donald Macintyre (11), Guy Adams (8), Jane Merrick (8), Matthew Norman (7)...
Top Formats:
News Report (247), Opinion (123), Special Report (52), News (35), News Analysis (30), Editorial (19), Review (6), Comment (4), Interview (3), Investigative Report (3), Not Sure (1), Other (1), Poll (1), Research (1), Comedy News (1)...
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A match made in cyberspace? Yahoo! set to buy Tumblr for $1.1bn
Not quite a year after arriving at Yahoo! from Google, chief executive Marissa Mayer has apparently persuaded her board to approve the purchase of Tumblr – the go-to website ...via The Independent -
Swarmageddon: US prepares for invasion of plague of cicadas
The US East Coast is preparing for a once-in-a-generation infestation of flying insects as billions of cicadas emerge from 17 years underground for a short-lived breeding ...via The Independent -
China urges North Korea to release fishing boat crew
China is urging North Korea to release a Chinese fishing boat whose owner says it was seized by gun-toting North Koreans earlier this month and held for ransom, in the latest ...via The Independent -
Imran Khan blames rival for murder of politician Zahra Shahid Hussain in Pakistan amid continuing dispute over poll rigging
Imran Khan has blamed a political rival based in Britain for the murder of a politician from his own party who was shot dead outside her house in Karachi on Saturday ...via The Independent -
Syria civil war: Hezbollah takes fight to anti-Assad rebels as they storm rebel-held town of Qusair
Hezbollah launched a major offensive in support of the Assad regime today, with fighters from the Lebanese militant group playing their most significant role yet in Syria’s ...via The Independent -
British father faces charges after confessing to slitting his two children's throats in Lyon flat
A British man yesterday confessed to killing his two children, aged five and 10, by cutting their throats, police sources said. The children’s bodies were discovered in a ...via The Independent -
Up to 79 people killed in wave of attacks in Iraq
A wave of attacks killed at least 79 people in Shiite and Sunni areas of Iraq today, officials said, pushing the death toll over the past week to more than 200 and extending ...via The Independent -
Taylor Swift sweeps the Billboard Music Awards 2013 with 8 wins
Another day, another slice of world domination for Taylor Swift who swept the Billboard Music Awards. Swift won eight of 11 awards, including top artist and top Billboard 200 ...via The Independent -
Suicide bomber kills 14 at Afghan province council
A suicide bomber struck outside a provincial council headquarters in northern Afghanistan on Monday, killing the council chief and at least 13 others, authorities said. ...via The Independent -
Germans blame Angela Merkel for poor Eurovision Song Contest performance
Germans lamented their unexpectedly poor showing at the Eurovision Song Contest, blaming Chancellor Angela Merkel's tough stance in the euro zone crisis for their failure to ...via The Independent
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