About

“Media Consolidation. Six media giants now control a staggering 90 percent of what Americans read, watch or listen to: GE, NewsCorp, Disney, Time Warner, CBS and Viacom.”—The New York Times.

The Ann Arbor Independent is local, family-owned, award-winning digital newspaper committed to excellence in community journalism. Since 2013, it has been Ann Arbor’s only award-winning, locally-owned newspaper, and is funded by individuals, not a big box, out-of-state media company. In 2023, the newspaper welcomed 90,657 readers.

The Ann Arbor Independent’s website www.A2Independent.com provides award-winning coverage of Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti and Washtenaw County that includes hard-hitting news about city and county government, education, safety, and features about Ann Arbor residents, entertainment news, reviews and education.

From its first year the newspaper has been recognized by the Society of Professional Journalists with awards for investigative reporting and photography. The paper has been nominated for excellence in journalism awards for its education, environmental, news and feature reporting. It has also been nominated for awards for editorial commentary, photography and Page One design.

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