Independent Weekly

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The Independent Weekly is a weekly feature magazine published out of a small house at 2810 Hillsborough Road with a readership of over 215,000.[1] It is a favored portal to arts and progressive-political events, and includes comprehensive weekly calendars for both types of activities (see particularly the "Best Bets" section). Its staff additionally writes award-winning features about the Triangle and its people.

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[edit] History

The Independent was founded in 1983 by Steve Schewel (T'73), partially to give a voice to the anti-nuclear movement as Carolina Power & Light pushed to build the Shearon Harris plant. The Independent became a weekly in 1989 when it began covering entertainment stories.

[edit] Duke Connections

In addition to Schewel, many Duke-affiliates have worked with or for the Independent Weekly. Barry Yeoman, for example, a long-time teacher at Duke Young Writers Camp and a frequent contributor to Duke Magazine, has written for The Independent since 1986.[2] Students additionally publish in its pages, such as Jeff Stern (T'07) in the cover story he wrote his junior year about three homeless men who live and work near and on Ninth Street.[3]

[edit] Where To Find It

Bins for The Independent are located in the LSRC, outside Alpine Bagels, in the Bryan Center, and all over Durham such as in Cosmic Cantina (and in outside bins such as across Perry Street from Cosmic).

[edit] Notes

  1. ↑ Independent Weekly Media Kit. The Independent Weekly.
  2. ↑ Barry Yeoman - Biography Barry Yeoman.
  3. ↑ Independent Weekly. Home >> Archives >> Jeff Stern The Independent Weekly.

[edit] External links

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