# Santa Barbara Independent — media coverage

Santa Barbara Independent was mentioned 26 times in 19 outlets across 3 countries over the last 12 months. 77% of that coverage was positive and 23% negative.

- Data as of: 2026-10-04 (window: last 365 days)
- Mentions (12 months): 26 (29 all-time)
- Outlets (12 months): 19 in 3 countries
- Average sentiment: +0.433 (77% positive, 23% negative)
- Sector: Media

## Coverage over time (mentions per month)

| Month | Mentions |
|---|---|
| 2025-11 | 0 |
| 2025-12 | 1 |
| 2026-01 | 0 |
| 2026-02 | 0 |
| 2026-03 | 2 |
| 2026-04 | 0 |
| 2026-05 | 3 |
| 2026-06 | 3 |
| 2026-07 | 4 |
| 2026-08 | 13 |
| 2026-09 | 0 |
| 2026-10 | 0 |

## Top outlets (12 months)

| Outlet | Mentions |
|---|---|
| independent.co.uk | 8 |
| abc11.com | 1 |
| abc13.com | 1 |
| abc7ny.com | 1 |
| blog.hubspot.com | 1 |
| gamedeveloper.com | 1 |
| hospitality-on.com | 1 |
| hoteldive.com | 1 |

## Countries (12 months)

| Country | Mentions |
|---|---|
| INT | 13 |
| GB | 9 |
| US | 4 |

## Share of voice among Media peers (12 months)

| Brand | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Ilta-Sanomat | 2586 |
| Oskarshamns-Nytt | 1452 |
| Aachener Nachrichten | 510 |
| Netflix | 298 |
| Spotify | 201 |
| New York World | 192 |
| Disney | 142 |
| Yug : nezavisimaya gazeta | 92 |
| HGTV | 89 |
| Haber365.com.tr | 87 |

## Recent coverage

- [Crowdfunded Animated Short The Lovers Goes Live on YouTube After $410,205 Kickstarter Campaign - Indie Shorts Mag](https://www.indieshortsmag.com/news/shortfilm/2026/08/the-lovers-animated-short-film-youtube-release/) — indieshortsmag.com, 2026-08-30, positive
- [Xbox Play Anywhere vs PS Cross-Buy: 2,500 Games vs 0 [2026] - tech-insider.org](https://tech-insider.org/xbox-play-anywhere-vs-playstation-cross-buy-2026/) — tech-insider.org, 2026-08-30, positive
- [Nolan Wells' independent autopsy says cause, manner of death 'undetermined pending investigation' - ABC7 New York](https://abc7ny.com/story/nolan-wells-family-announce-independent-autopsy-findings-wednesday/19555733/?userab=kfsn_content_recs-582*variant_a_control_kfsn-2512,kabc_content_recs-577*variant_c_trending-2482,wls_content_recs-584*variant_a_control_wls-2516,wtvd_content_recs-585*variant_b_trending_wtvd-2519,ktrk_content_recs-587*variant_b_trending_ktrk-2523,wpvi_content_recs-586*variant_b_trending_wpvi-2521,otv_web_content_rec-539*variant_c_trending-2268,otv_web_topic-580*variant_b_topic_redesign-2509,otv_search_page_design_unification-546*variant_b_search_redesign-2300,vertical_video_web-519*enabled-2164,abcn_popular_reads_exp_followup-648*variant_c_autotagswpopularity-3458,otv_mobile_web_content_recs-639*variant_a_control-3429,kgo_content_recs-583*variant_b_trending_kgo-2515,otvlink_abcnnav-576*variant_b_local-2479) — abc7ny.com, 2026-08-29, negative
- [Ben & Jerry’s Lawsuit Survives in Part as Judge Dismisses Seven of Ten Claims - lawnews.co.uk](https://www.lawnews.co.uk/legal-news/ben-jerrys-lawsuit-survives-in-part-as-judge-dismisses-seven-of-ten-claims/) — lawnews.co.uk, 2026-08-28, negative
- [Zara Larsson explains why she doesn’t want Grammy for Best New Artist - The Independent](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/zara-larsson-grammys-midnight-sun-b3040897.html) — independent.co.uk, 2026-08-28, positive
- [Tesco recalls meal deal salad over food poisoning concerns - The Independent](https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/tesco-salad-e-coli-recall-b3039555.html) — independent.co.uk, 2026-08-26, negative
- [8 best supermarket dark chocolates, taste-tested - independent.co.uk](https://www.independent.co.uk/extras/indybest/food-drink/best-supermarket-dark-chocolate-b3039401.html) — independent.co.uk, 2026-08-26, positive
- [Ascentis Independent Advisors Has $26,000 Stake in CocaCola Company (The) $KO - MarketBeat](https://www.marketbeat.com/instant-alerts/filing-ascentis-independent-advisors-has-26000-stake-in-cocacola-company-the-ko-2026-08-23/) — marketbeat.com, 2026-08-23, positive

Data: VoilàIQ, 2026-10-04. Canonical: https://voilaiq.com/brand-catalog/santa-barbara-independent