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Phoenix New Times
Image:Phoenix New Times front page.jpg
Type Alternative weekly
Format Tabloid
Owner Village Voice Media
Publisher Kurtis Barton
Editor Rick Barrs
Founded 1970
Headquarters 1201 E. An alternative newspaper is a type of Newspaper that eschews comprehensive coverage of general news in favor of opinionated Reviews and columns A tabloid is a Newspaper industry term which refers to a smaller newspaper format per spread to a weekly or semi-weekly alternative newspaper that focuses on local-interest Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jefferson
Phoenix, AZ 85034
Flag of the United States United States
Circulation 111,408[1]
Website: phoenixnewtimes.com

The Phoenix New Times is a free, weekly Phoenix, Arizona newspaper, put out every Thursday. Phoenix (ˈfiːˌnɪks O'odham Skikik, Yavapai Wasinka, Western Apache Fiinigis, Navajo Hoozdo, The State of Arizona ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the This is a list of the daily Newspapers in the World by average circulation Phoenix (ˈfiːˌnɪks O'odham Skikik, Yavapai Wasinka, Western Apache Fiinigis, Navajo Hoozdo, It is the founding publication of the New Times Media (now Village Voice Media), but The Village Voice is now the flagship publication of that company. The New Times Media corporation was a national publisher of Alternative weekly newspapers This article is about a New York newspaper For the Ottawa Hills Ohio magazine see The Village Voice of Ottawa Hills.

As the website puts it:

Since its founding in 1970, Phoenix New Times has kept the Valley of the Sun's feet to the fire. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Over the years, the paper has attracted hundreds of thousands of loyal readers who consider the paper an unparalleled source of information and insight, from politics and business to music and the arts. Politics Politics is the process by which groups of people make decisions A business (also called firm or an enterprise) is a legally recognized organizational entity designed to provide goods and/or services to Music is an Art form in which the medium is Sound organized in Time. The arts is a broad subdivision of Culture, composed of many expressive disciplines. Hard-hitting investigative reports on everything from the misadventures of Sheriff Joe Arpaio to the state's troubled juvenile justice system have earned the paper a well-deserved reputation for journalistic fearlessness, and trend-bending cultural coverage in the brash "Inferno" and "Revolver" columns make it a must-read for anyone interested in taking the temperature of "Phat Phoenix. SHERIFF is a telecom fraud detection and management system originally developed by BT and MCI. Joseph M Arpaio (born June 14, 1932 in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States) is a law enforcement officer and the Sheriff " In the process, New Times has collected an unprecedented number of reporting awards in prestigious national contests, as well as in its home state, where it regularly dominates the Arizona Press Club competition and boasts a string of Arizona Journalist of the Year winners. [2]

The paper was founded in 1970 by a group of students at Arizona State University, led by Michael Lacey and later, Jim Larkin as a counterculture response to the Kent State shootings in the spring of that year. Arizona State University ( ASU) is the largest public Research university in the United States under a single administration with total student Counterculture (also " counter-culture " is a sociological term used to describe the values and norms of behavior of a Cultural group, or IMPORTANT After careful consideration the title "Kent State Shootings" has been applied in this article rather than "Kent State Massacre Gary Brennan played a role in its creation.

Not only does the paper cover Phoenix and Arizona news issues, it also provides reviews of local restaurants, theater, art exhibits and Hollywood motion picture releases, and provides a listing of various concerts for all genres of music. A concert is a live Performance, usually of Music, before an Audience. It also features nationally syndicated relationship advice columnist Dan Savage. Daniel Keenan Savage (born October 7, 1964, although he Every year, the New Times puts out a "Best of" issue, highlighting the best in restaurants, Nightclubs, shops, and the like in Phoenix. A nightclub (or "night club" or "club" is a drinking, dancing, and entertainment venue which does its primary business after dark

Recently, Michael Lacey has come under some criticism for using a racially charged word. While accepting the President's Award at an Arizona chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, Lacey used the "N" word to refer to an old friend. The Society of Professional Journalists ( SPJ) formerly known as Sigma Delta Chi, is one of the oldest organizations representing Journalists in the [3][4]

Arrest controversy

In October 2007, Maricopa County sheriff's deputies arrested Lacey and Larkin on charges of revealing secret grand jury information concerning the investigations of the New Times's long-running feud with Maricopa County sheriff Joe Arpaio. Maricopa County (ˌmɛɹɨˈkoʊ̪pə is located in the central part of the U In the Common law, a grand jury is a type of Jury which determines whether there is enough evidence for a trial. SHERIFF is a telecom fraud detection and management system originally developed by BT and MCI. Joseph M Arpaio (born June 14, 1932 in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States) is a law enforcement officer and the Sheriff In July of 2004, the New Times had published Arpaio's home address in the context of a story about his real estate dealings, which the County Attorney's office is investigating as a possible crime under Arizona state law. A special prosecutor served Village Voice Media with a subpoena ordering it to produce "all documents" related to the original real estate article, as well as "all Internet web site traffic information" to a number of articles that mentioned Arpaio. The prosecutor further ordered Village Voice Media to produce the IP addresses of all visitors to the Phoenix New Times website since January 1, 2004, as well as which websites those readers had been to prior to visiting. An Internet Protocol ( IP) address is a numerical identification ( Logical address) that is assigned to devices participating in a Computer network As an act of "civil disobedience,"[5] Lacey and Larkin published the contents of the subpoena on or around October 18, which resulted in their arrests the same day. [6] On the following day, the county attorney dropped the case after declining to pursue charges against the two. [7]

Prosecutors charge that the New Times had published Arpaio's personal home address, a crime in Arizona. In the sociological field, crime is the breach of a rule or Law for which some governing authority or force may ultimately prescribe a Punishment The State of Arizona ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. The special prosecutor's subpoena included a demand for the names of all people who had read the Arpaio story on the newspaper's website. A subpoena (səˈpiːnə is commonly defined as a written command to a person to Testify before a Court or be punished It was the revealing of the subpoena information by the New Times which led to the arrests. [8] Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas has dropped the charges less than 24 hours after the two were arrested. Maricopa County (ˌmɛɹɨˈkoʊ̪pə is located in the central part of the U Andrew Peyton Thomas (born 1966 is an American politician serving as the County attorney for Maricopa County in Arizona. [9]

The paper has recently filed a formal notice of claim, which is required by Arizona law in order to sue government officials. [10][11]


References

  1. ^ Phoenix New Times. Association of Alternative Newsweeklies. The Association of Alternative Newsweeklies (AAN is the trade association of Alternative weekly newspapers in North America. Retrieved on 2007-02-20. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment
  2. ^ Phoenix - About
  3. ^ "Michael Lacey Causes Controversy While Accepting SPJ Award". Retrieved on 2008-04-20. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII.  
  4. ^ Welch, Dennis. "Editor sorry for using “n-word” during speech", East Valley Tribune, 2008-04-07. The East Valley Tribune is a daily newspaper serving the East Valley region of metropolitan Phoenix, including Mesa, Tempe, Chandler 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Retrieved on 2008-04-20. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII.  
  5. ^ Michael Lacey and Jim Larkin (October 18, 2007), Breathtaking Abuse of the Constitution, Phoenix New Times, <http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/2007-10-18/news/breathtaking-abuse-of-the-constitution/1>. Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Retrieved on 20 October 2007 
  6. ^ Sheriff's deputies arrest New Times owners.
  7. ^ Associated Press (October 20, 2007), No Charges for Execs Arrested in 'Phoenix Times' Case, Editor & Publisher, <http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003661135>. Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Retrieved on 20 October 2007 
  8. ^ Carr, David. "Media Executives Arrested in Phoenix", The New York Times, 2007-10-19. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. Retrieved on 2007-10-20. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony  
  9. ^ Anglen, Robert. "Amid uproar, county attorney drops charges against 'New Times'", The Arizona Republic, 2007-10-20. The Arizona Republic is a daily newspaper published in Phoenix, Arizona. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Retrieved on 2007-10-20. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony  
  10. ^ "Phoenix New Times Files Prelude to Lawsuit in Grand Jury Probe Fiasco", Association of Alternative Weeklies, 2008-02-21. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Retrieved on 2008-03-15. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus,  
  11. ^ Kiefer, Michael. "'New Times' executives intend to sue Maricopa County over arrest", The Arizona Republic, 2008-02-21. The Arizona Republic is a daily newspaper published in Phoenix, Arizona. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Retrieved on 2008-03-15. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus,  

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