New Times Broward-Palm Beach
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New Times Broward-Palm Beach is an alternative weekly newspaper; it is part of the Village Voice Media chain. The paper split off from the Miami New Times
in 1997, under the auspices of then editor-in-chief Tom Walsh. Walsh was succeeded by Chuck Strouse, who was replaced in 2005 with Tony Ortega. In March 2007, Ortega was appointed as editor-in-chief of the company's flagship paper, The Village Voice
. In April 2007, Robert Meyerowitz was named editor-in-chief, though he departed the following May to take an endowed chair at University of Alaska. In 2009, Eric Barton was hired as editor. The paper's weekly readership is 225,000.
It has consistently uncovered corruption in South Florida, including stories that led to the ouster of a mayor in Pompano Beach, prompted former Gov. Jeb Bush to overhaul the massive North Broward Hospital District. The newspapers' reporters have won hundreds of journalism prizes, including the Livingston Award for Young Journalists, the Sigma Chi Delta Award, the Gerald Loeb Award, Investigative Reporter & Editor (IRE) honors, and numerous AltWeekly Awards.
Miami New Times
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.-Overview:...
in 1997, under the auspices of then editor-in-chief Tom Walsh. Walsh was succeeded by Chuck Strouse, who was replaced in 2005 with Tony Ortega. In March 2007, Ortega was appointed as editor-in-chief of the company's flagship paper, The Village Voice
The Village Voice
The Village Voice is a free weekly newspaper and news and features website in New York City that features investigative articles, analysis of current affairs and culture, arts and music coverage, and events listings for New York City...
. In April 2007, Robert Meyerowitz was named editor-in-chief, though he departed the following May to take an endowed chair at University of Alaska. In 2009, Eric Barton was hired as editor. The paper's weekly readership is 225,000.
Staff
The editorial staff is composed of Eric Barton (Editor); Deirdra Funcheon (Associate Editor); Bob Norman (Columnist); Thomas Francis (Blog Editor), Lisa Rab, Stefan Kamph, and Michael J. Mooney (Staff Writers); John Linn (Food Critic); Brandon K. Thorp (Theater Critic); Tara Nieuwesteeg (Nightlife Columnist); Mickie Centrone (Calendar Editor); Erica K. Landau (Assistant Entertainment Editor); and Brett Gillin (Clubs Editor).It has consistently uncovered corruption in South Florida, including stories that led to the ouster of a mayor in Pompano Beach, prompted former Gov. Jeb Bush to overhaul the massive North Broward Hospital District. The newspapers' reporters have won hundreds of journalism prizes, including the Livingston Award for Young Journalists, the Sigma Chi Delta Award, the Gerald Loeb Award, Investigative Reporter & Editor (IRE) honors, and numerous AltWeekly Awards.