- Miami New Times
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Miami New Times Type Alternative weekly Format Tabloid Owner Village Voice Media, Inc. Publisher Adam Simon Editor Chuck Strouse Founded 1987 Headquarters 4500 Biscayne Blvd. Suite 200
Miami, Florida, 33137
USACirculation 69,501[1] Official website Miaminewtimes.com The Miami New Times is a free weekly newspaper published in Miami and distributed every Thursday. It primarily serves the Miami area and is headquartered near Miami's Design District.[2]
Overview
It was acquired by Village Voice Media, then known as New Times Media, in 1987, when it was fortnightly newspaper called the Wave.[3] As of 2010 it is edited by Chuck Strouse, a former Miami Herald reporter. The paper has won numerous awards[4] including a first place in 2008 among weekly papers from the Investigative Reporters and Editors for stories about the Julia Tuttle Causeway sex offender colony[5] In 2010, the paper garnered international attention[6] when it published a story by Brandon K. Thorp and Penn Bullock which revealed that anti-gay activist George Alan Rekers had hired a male prostitute to accompany him on a trip to Europe.[7]
Former writers for the Miami New Times include authors Steve Almond, Sean Rowe, Robert Andrew Powell, Jim DeFede, and Kirk Semple.
References
- ^ "Miami New Times". Association of Alternative Newsweeklies. http://www.altweeklies.com/aan/miami-new-times/Company?oid=52. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
- ^ "About Us." Miami New Times. Retrieved on October 3, 2009.
- ^ "New Times, Inc. – Company History". FundingUniverse. http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/New-Times-Inc-Company-History.html. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
- ^ "Journalism Awards." Village Voice Media. Retrieved on December 31, 2010.
- ^ 2007 IRE Award winners." IRE. Retrieved on December 31, 2010.
- ^ How Did the Miami New Times Catch George Rekers with a Rentboy?. Gawker. Retrieved on December 31, 2010.
- ^ Thorp, Brandon K.; Bullock, Penn (2010-05-13). "How George Alan Rekers and his Rent-boy got Busted by New Times". Miami New Times. http://www.miaminewtimes.com/2010-05-13/news/how-george-alan-rekers-and-his-rent-boy-got-busted-by-new-times/.
External links
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