The Independent Weekly

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Type Weekly newspaper
Format Tabloid
Owner(s) Solstice Media
Founded 2004
Ceased publication 2010
Headquarters Adelaide, SA, Australia
ISSN 1449-9088
Website indaily.com.au

The Independent Weekly, established in September 2004, was an independent newspaper published and circulated in Adelaide, capital of South Australia. The newspaper was released weekly on Saturdays.

Adelaide City in South Australia

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South Australia is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of 983,482 square kilometres (379,725 sq mi), it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories by area, and fifth largest by population. It has a total of 1.7 million people, and its population is the second most highly centralised in Australia, after Western Australia, with more than 77 percent of South Australians living in the capital, Adelaide, or its environs. Other population centres in the state are relatively small; Mount Gambier, the second largest centre, has a population of less than 30,000.

Contents

History

The newspaper's owners, Solstice Media, is itself "owned by over 100 South Australian investors and also publishes industry magazines including SA Defence Business, the SA Mines and Energy Journal, Place architecture magazine, and the Catholic family newsletter Southern Cross". [1]

The newspaper launched an online subscriber daily news service called InDaily on the anniversary of its first year in operation. In March 2006, The Independent Weekly switched to a tabloid format and moved its release from Sunday to Saturday. The Independent Weekly ceased physical publication in November 2010, and was replaced by InDaily. [1]

Content

The Independent Weekly featured articles of critical and intellectual substance, especially with regard to local issues, and was a champion of the arts in Adelaide. Publisher Paul Hamra took on the reins as acting editor, changing the structure of the organisation from utilising a full staff of reporters to using contributors and articles sourced from Fairfax, AFP and The Independent . Its international coverage was sourced largely from The Washington Post , the Los Angeles Times and The Independent in London.

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Circulation

The newspaper sold for $2.50, dropped to under 8000 a week in November 2010, from a peak of 12,000 in mid-2008. [1] After the cessation of physical publication, the InDaily newsletter and website remained free to its 30,000 subscribers.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Independent Weekly cuts print edition". 2010-11-29. Retrieved 2018-02-15.