The Independent's Commitment to Ground Reporting

The Independent has reporters where the story is breaking – from reproductive rights battles to climate change fallout to the unchecked power of Big Tech. When money flows into Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC, they dig through the numbers. When American women fight for control over their own bodies, they roll cameras for “The A Word” and let them speak.

This is a volatile moment in US history. Protests flare, courts reshape rights, billionaires tilt the political landscape. None of it can be understood from a distance. It needs journalists on the ground, listening to anger, fear, hope – on every side.

That kind of reporting costs money. Travel. Time. Legal scrutiny. The Independent has chosen a harder route than most: no paywall shutting people out, no meter that cuts off the story halfway. The journalism stays open, and those who can afford to help keep it that way.

Americans from across the political spectrum already trust The Independent to separate noise from fact. To keep doing that, the newsroom needs backing, not just clicks. Every contribution sends another reporter out the door, notebook in hand, ready for the next fight over what kind of country the US will become.