New Times Kicks Off Spring Membership Campaign

Please consider pitching in with a contribution to fund our local news coverage. We've set a goal of raising $4,000 by June 7.

By Tom Finkel

May 20, 2024

Image: spring-themed promotional art for Miami New Times spring 2024 membership drive "Spring Into Action"

Spring into action: Now's a great time to support the New Times newsroom! Miami New Times illustration

What happens on the ground matters — Your support makes it possible.

We’re aiming to raise $6,000 by August 10, so we can deepen our reporting on the critical stories unfolding right now: grassroots protests, immigration, politics and more.

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$6,000

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Today, May 20, is an important day at Miami New Times. We're kicking off our first-ever spring membership campaign, which helps fund our community-rooted newsroom all year long.

We’ve set a goal to raise $4,000 by June 7. Will you help us get there?

Trustworthy, solidly reported local news like ours spurs growth, fosters relationships, and helps to ensure that everyone is informed about the issues that matter most — which is essential to a healthy democracy.

Here's just a small sampling of what we've got planned for the remainder of 2024 that you could help make possible:

We're buffing and polishing more than 300 superlatives for our Best of Miami® issue (Coming June 27! Vote now in our Readers' Poll!)
We're prepping the 2024 edition of "Required Eating," our annual Top 100 Miami Restaurants issue, on tap for September
We're drilling down on stuff you need to know before you head to the polls in November
We're already...taking...notes (and accepting nominations) for our end-of-year Dirty Dozen issue

We’re committed to providing these and other crucial public services, but we need your support to keep going strong.

When you support our truth-seeking newsroom, you enable all of us to be better informed, connected, and empowered during this important year. And you have our heartfelt thanks.

Tom Finkel is editor-in-chief of Miami New Times, where he guides the coverage of the print publication and online website. Tom worked at New Times from 1989–1997, then rejoined the paper in 2019. In between, he served as editor-in-chief of City Pages (Minneapolis), Riverfront Times (St. Louis), and the Village Voice in New York. His own writing has earned accolades including an NABJ Award of Excellence for Investigative Reporting and the Transatlantic Review Henfield Foundation Fiction Award. Tom holds a BA in philosophy from Washington University in St. Louis and an MA in creative writing from Brown University.

A message from Tom Finkel: If you value independent journalism, please consider making a contribution to support our continued coverage of essential stories and to investigate issues that matter.

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