The ''Ithaca Times'' is a weekly
alternative newspaper
An alternative newspaper is a type of newspaper that eschews comprehensive coverage of general news in favor of stylized reporting, opinionated reviews and columns, investigations into edgy topics and magazine-style feature stories highlighting l ...
serving the
Ithaca
Ithaca most commonly refers to:
*Homer's Ithaca, an island featured in Homer's ''Odyssey''
*Ithaca (island), an island in Greece, possibly Homer's Ithaca
*Ithaca, New York, a city, and home of Cornell University and Ithaca College
Ithaca, Ithaka ...
,
New York
New York most commonly refers to:
* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
New York may also refer to:
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area. It is a member of the
Association of Alternative Newsmedia
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. New issues of the paper are published every Wednesday. As of December 2015, it had a circulation of 18,125. It was founded on August 31, 1972, originally as the ''Ithaca New Times''. In late 1977, the ''Ithaca New Times'' merged with the ''Good Times Gazette'', which had been founded in 1973, to form the ''Ithaca Times''.
The first issue of the newly renamed paper was published for June 22/28, 1978, with volume and issue numbers both resetting to 1.
Every year, during September, the ''Ithaca Times'' does a special "Best of Ithaca" issue, which is based on submissions from a readers' poll and determines some of the best things to see, visit, and do around Ithaca. During December, the ''Ithaca Times'' does a special "Give Local" issue that showcases several local non-profit organizations and the work they do in the community. In late 2018, the ''Ithaca Times'' began a newsletter for its subscribers called ''Ithaca Times Daily''.
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Alternative weekly newspapers published in the United States
Newspapers established in 1972
1972 establishments in New York (state)
Mass media in Ithaca, New York
Newspapers published in New York (state)
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