Newspapers called The Independent include:

• The Independent — a United Kingdom compact newspaper published by Tony O'Reilly's Independent News & Media
• Independent Weekly — an alternative newspaper published in Durham, North Carolina
• The Independent (Utah) — a newspaper published in Moab, Utah from 1896 to 1919
• The Independent (Dominica) — a newspaper published in Dominica from 1996 to 2000
• The Independent — a newspaper published in East Hampton
• The Independent (Acadiana) — a newspaper published in Acadiana, Louisiana
• The Independent — an alternative newspaper published in Colorado Springs, Colorado
• The Independent (Bangladesh) — a newspaper published in Bangladesh
• The Independent (Papua New Guinea) — a newspaper published in Papua New Guinea from 1995 to 2003
• The Independent (Gambia) — a newspaper published in Gambia
• The Irish Independent
• ''The Santa Barbara Independent
• The Independent — a weekly newspaper published in St John's, Newfoundland

• The Independent (movie) — a 2000 film starring Jerry Stiller