| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1986 |
| Language | English |
| Ceased publication | 1990 |
| City | New Haven, Connecticut |
| Country | United States |
The New Haven Independent was a weekly newspaper published in New Haven, Connecticut from 1986 to 1990. Emphasizing local investigative reporting, neighborhood-based journalism and cultural affairs, the Independent attracted national attention for innovative civic journalism, presaging the growth of hyperlocal and nonprofit news in the years that followed. In 1988 Columbia Journalism Review credited the Independent with bucking national trends: “Conventional wisdom would hold that to launch a new weekly newspaper in a place like this, the editors would have to aim squarely at the suburbs and the gentrifying sections of town in order to survive. But the New Haven Independent…has included the city’s ethnic and less than upscale neighborhoods and survived. It has gathered up journalism awards in the bargain and held the feet of the city’s daily…to the fire.”
The New Haven Independent is also the name of a separate digital news site founded in 2005, 15 years after the print newspaper ceased publication. This not-for-profit online journalism project reports on local news and issues within New Haven, Connecticut. The content they cover are politics, business, culture and arts. They also have sections to choose from that tackle modern day issues such as Black Lives Matter, immigration and LGBTQ. The New Haven Independent also have a community radio on station 103.5 called WNHH radio. The website includes government and community links that keep local citizens updated and informed as well as an events calendar. They are partnered with La Voz[1] Branford Eagle and Valley Independent Sentinel. These link can be found on the main page of New Haven Independent.[2] The site also includes ted talks, sponsors such as The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven and Yale New Haven Health. Information is updated daily. The New Haven Independent depends on contributions, and also relies on grants that support specific areas of reporting and sponsorship grants. They also have a Twitter page that is called @newhavenindy where they post News updates and a Facebook page.