What we measured
We loaded independent.co.uk in a real browser, accepted the cookie banner, and scored what came back. Every number below is on a 0–10 scale where 10 is best.
- Ad restraint
- 3
- Design
- 8
- Reach
- 8
- Editorial
- 6
- Signal-to-noise
- 5
- Access
- 9
- Cadence
- 10
- Independence
- 5
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How much of the feed is the thing you subscribed for
How much is readable without a paywall or a login
Whether it publishes often enough to be worth a slot
Ownership, and how much it constrains what gets covered
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Latest from The Independent
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- Trio of ‘tomb raiders’ stole heirlooms left in cemeteries in at least nine states, cops say
- Trump Cabinet member’s video reveals her office is festooned with pictures of herself
- Trump says record-setting Navy deployment to support Iran operations 'not nearly long enough'
- ‘No they’re not’: Trump claims reports that families are worried about man-overboard USS Lincoln crew are lies
- Luigi Mangione makes shocking claim that UnitedHealthcare told him where to find CEO he’s accused of killing
- Disney World has new trash cans – and some longtime park goers aren’t thrilled
- How Trump and Musk repaired their relationship — and Charlie Kirk’s role in mending those fences
- Flock Safety announces major changes after backlash to its license plate reader cameras
- Woman charged over vandalism of DC’s World War II memorial, DOJ says
- Jimmy Fallon gives hilarious advice to Trump on finding a Karoline Leavitt replacement
- Zambia election chaos erupts as vote count halted over alleged violence and ballot paper theft
- UK £1.2 billion aid cuts more than double what was expected, analysis finds
- Food shortages, broken toilets and 250 days at sea: Crisis unfolds on Trump’s warship in the Middle East
- US missionary kidnapped in Niger is released after nine months in captivity
Where it sits in Breaking News
- #21 ABC News International68
- #22 Der Spiegel International68
- #23 The Independent65.5
- #24 CBS News64.5
- #25 El Pais in English64.5