The Washington Independent Shuts Its Doors

On December 1, The Washington Independent will be no more. After almost three years, the site is closing, a victim of the “recession, just like everybody else,” says editor Aaron Weiner. All four editorial staffers are now on the market.

Weiner writes:

We won awards for our reporting and recognition for our pioneering efforts. We sent reporters to Alaska, Afghanistan and Guantanamo. We graced numerous TV shows and were cited by every leading newspaper in the country.

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