{"id":222112,"date":"2026-04-07T15:50:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T15:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/222112\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T15:50:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T15:50:10","slug":"miami-new-times-spring-membership-drive-begins-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/222112\/","title":{"rendered":"Miami New Times’ Spring Membership Drive Begins Today"},"content":{"rendered":"

We\u2019re kicking off our spring fundraising campaign at New Times. We\u2019ve set a goal to raise $7,500 by April 26.
This campaign isn\u2019t just about raising money. It\u2019s about showing you what it takes to do this work and why it matters. At\u00a0New Times, we spend our days watching out for\u00a0Miami: tracking decisions, following the money, attending meetings, asking hard questions, and reporting stories that help people understand what\u2019s happening around them.<\/p>\n

That work remains possible because of support from readers like you.<\/p>\n

As an independent\u00a0news\u00a0organization largely funded by declining print and website ad revenue, we also rely on community support<\/a> to sustain our work and keep it accessible. We\u2019ve always been free online with no paywall and in print weekly (also free), and we hope to keep it that way. <\/p>\n

In March alone, our stories reached nearly 507,000 website readers, but our journalism across social media saw a whopping 11.9 million impressions. It\u2019s no secret that the way readers consume news is changing (not to mention AI previews and Google changes are preventing more readers from visiting our website), and while our audience reach continues to expand as we make sure our stories are told where readers are, the advertising revenue we rely on isn\u2019t evolving as quickly. (If you\u2019re a business that wants to get in front of our audience, we\u2019d also love your support through advertising. Email advertise@miaminewtimes.com to learn more.)<\/p>\n

Every dollar we earn through our membership program<\/a> helps fund journalism that serves our community, whether we\u2019re holding power to account, profiling a local musician or sharing things to do this weekend.<\/p>\n

Right now, that mission is especially important. We\u2019re continuing to report on Trump, immigration, Miami\u00a0connections to the Epstein files, along with telling the stories behind our food, culture, and music scenes (has everyone recovered from Miami Music Week yet?). With that, our newsroom has been producing some powerful work, like reporting on how a Mexican teenager died while in ICE custody in South Florida<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Over the next few weeks, we\u2019ll share more about our reporting and impact. We hope you\u2019ll be inspired to become a member by giving any amount to support our newsroom<\/a>. Every gift moves us closer.<\/p>\n

Did we mention the latest merch drop?
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For a limited time, become a member<\/a> to get your exclusive\u00a0New Times\u00a0swag featuring\u00a0Brian Butler Upper Hand Art<\/a>. <\/p>\n

If you believe in independent journalism, now is a great time to step up. Your contribution ensures\u00a0New Times\u00a0can continue serving our community with care and accountability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"We\u2019re kicking off our spring fundraising campaign at New Times. We\u2019ve set a goal to raise $7,500 by…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":222113,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[225,227,226,19241,69765,1576],"class_list":["post-222112","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-hialeah","tag-hialeah","tag-hialeah-headlines","tag-hialeah-news","tag-media","tag-membership","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/222112","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=222112"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/222112\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/222113"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=222112"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=222112"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=222112"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}