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Who's behind the news?
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The New York Independent (NYI) is an independent digital web magazine covering the arts, culture, politics, and civic life of New York City and the United States, published at thenyindependent.com by TheImproper Network LLC. It is edited and published by Keith Girard, a Washington DC-born journalist with more than four decades of experience spanning the Washington Post, CNN, and a range of national print publications. The publication describes itself as "a web magazine devoted to breaking news, in-depth analysis and investigative reporting, locally, nationally and internationally," with a focus on politics, culture, celebrities, entertainment, art, music, movies and television, fashion, theatre, events, and dining. Its coverage ranges from sharp-edged political commentary on the Trump administration, press freedom, and national politics to New York restaurant reviews, Broadway openings, and arts coverage — the combination characteristic of a New York City-rooted independent voice that treats culture and politics as equally serious beats.
Keith Girard is the founder, editor, and publisher of The New York Independent and its parent company TheImproper Network LLC. His career in journalism spans four decades across Washington DC and New York City. He began as an intern at the Washington bureau of The State, South Carolina's leading newspaper, where he witnessed and reported on the Watergate scandal in 1974. He worked for Washington-area suburban newspapers and became a reporter for the Washington Post in 1984, covering major stories including the Invasion of Grenada, the civil war in Nicaragua, US corporate complicity in Saddam Hussein's chemical weapons program, the Reagan-era savings and loan meltdown, the BCCI banking scandal, and Operation Desert Storm. He later worked as a contributing editor and investigative reporter for Regardie's, a Washington regional business magazine, and as a contributing writer for Washingtonian magazine and Business Month in New York. He has worked as a writer and producer at CNN's Washington bureau. In New York he has focused on the intersection of money, politics, and culture that defines the city's public life. He is also the author of two novels: The Heidelberg Conundrum, a science fiction/historical novel involving World War II and time travel, and The Curse of Northam Bay, a novel of superstition, fear, and prejudice across historical time periods.
The New York Independent covers a deliberately broad sweep of New York City life — the breadth that the Village Voice once occupied and that few digital-era publications have successfully maintained. On the political side, its coverage of the Trump presidency and its aftermath has been direct and unsparing, with consistent attention to press freedom, the FCC, the Epstein scandal and its connections to powerful figures, judicial politics, and the conduct of federal agencies. Girard's editorial voice is that of a veteran reporter who covered Watergate and the Reagan-era scandals and is not easily surprised by the present political environment, but remains engaged enough to call it plainly.
On the cultural side, the publication has maintained robust coverage of New York arts, Broadway, music, film, fashion, and dining. The arts coverage extends to gallery shows at major institutions including the Guggenheim, Lincoln Center programming, Broadway openings and revivals, and the work of independent musicians and performers who rarely receive attention from larger publications. The dining and events coverage reflects a deep knowledge of the Manhattan restaurant landscape — from financial district gastropubs to Upper West Side openings — with a particular interest in venues that reflect the social and cultural life of specific New York neighborhoods. The Hamptons, Long Island, and Greater New York are covered as distinct areas alongside the five boroughs.
The publication's political commentary has been notably pointed on the subjects of media freedom and the current FCC under Chairman Brendan Carr, whose threats to revoke broadcast licenses over coverage of the Iran-related conflict have drawn particularly close attention from a publication founded by a journalist who covered the government's relationship with the press through Watergate and the Reagan years. This thread — the veteran reporter's perspective on an administration's relationship with the press — gives The New York Independent a distinctive editorial identity among New York digital magazines.
The publication operates as a lean independent digital media company. The editorial team listed on the About Us page consists of Editor and Publisher Keith Girard, Executive Editor Debra Thomas, and Associate Editor Winchester, supported by a pool of contributing editors and photographers including Matt Kindelmann, David Salidor, James Edstrom, Mark Bego, David Fagan, and Iris Wiener. The publication is published by TheImproper Network LLC, headquartered at 244 Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. It is fully independent and commercially supported through digital advertising. The site is fully compliant with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and has a clearly stated copyright policy accessible through its Terms of Service page.
The New York Independent is freely accessible without paywall or registration at thenyindependent.com. Content is organized by section — Politics, Law, Culture, Celebs, Art, Music, Film, Fashion, Events, Dining, Hamptons, Manhattan, Long Island, and Greater New York — and is updated continuously. Editorial and general contact is through editor@thenyindependent.com or by telephone at 646-246-4477 during Eastern Time business hours. Press releases, advertising inquiries, and story tips can be directed to the same contact. The publication welcomes tips and submissions from readers and contributors familiar with New York City's cultural and political life.
The New York Independent (NYI)
TheImproper Network LLC
244 Fifth Avenue, Suite E124
New York, NY 10001, USA
Editor and Publisher: Keith Girard
Executive Editor: Debra Thomas
Email: editor@thenyindependent.com | Phone: 646-246-4477
Website: thenyindependent.com
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