The Independent has provided readers in Newfoundland and Labrador and beyond with powerful investigative reporting and community-centred news coverage grounded in a commitment to decolonization and social justice, operating within a professional journalistic framework since 2012. Its strong opinion and commentary sections have provided space for a wider diversity of viewpoints, perspectives and insights than any other publication in the province’s history. The Independent has also covered the province’s vibrant arts and entertainment scene, and for a period produced its own journal of creative arts as a supplementary publication.