Miami New Times
Weekly tabloid newspaper based in Miami
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The Miami New Times is a newspaper based in Miami, Florida, with online news coverage and commentary published daily and a print edition distributed weekly.[3][4] Focusing primarily on local arts and culture, the Miami New Times serves the Miami metropolitan area, and is headquartered in Miami's Wynwood Art District.[5][6]
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| Type | Alternative weekly |
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| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner | Voice Media Group |
| Publisher | Adam Simon |
| Editor | Tom Finkel |
| Founded | 1987[1] (as New Times Media) |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | 3050 Biscayne Blvd, Suite 901 Miami, Florida, 33137 U.S. |
| Circulation | 31,250 (December 2018[update])[2] |
| ISSN | 1072-3331 |
| Website | miaminewtimes |
Overview
It was acquired by Village Voice Media, then known as New Times Media, in 1987, when it was a fortnightly newspaper called the Wave.[7] The paper has won numerous awards,[8] including a George Polk Award for coverage of the Major League steroid scandal in 2014[9] and first place in 2008 among weekly papers from the Investigative Reporters and Editors for stories about the Julia Tuttle Causeway sex offender colony.[10] In 2010, the paper garnered international attention[11] 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.[12]
In 2012, Village Voice Media executives Scott Tobias, Christine Brennan, and Jeff Mars bought Village Voice Media's papers and associated web properties from its founders and formed Voice Media Group.[13]
Author Steve Almond is a former writer for the Miami New Times.[14] Former Two Live Crew rapper Luther Campbell is a columnist for the paper.[15][16]
In 2020, full-time staff members at the Miami New Times saw their salaries cut by 25 percent due to the COVID-19 pandemic, while several editors and writers were laid off.[17] Voice Media Group also reduced freelance budgets, citing "the current or anticipated decline in revenues."[17] That same year, the New Times reported on similar layoffs at the Miami Herald and El Nuevo Herald.[18]
As of 2025, the Miami New Times relies heavily on freelancers to cover local news.[19][20]
