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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Advance Publications (Newhouse Newspapers) |
| Founded | 1842 |
| Headquarters | Plain Dealer Publishing Co 4800 Tiedeman Road Brooklyn, Ohio 44144 U.S. 41°30′25.5″N 81°40′47.2″W / 41.507083°N 81.679778°W |
| Circulation | 94,838 Daily 171,404 Sunday |
| ISSN | 2641-4058 |
| Website | cleveland plaindealer.com |
The Plain Dealer is the major newspaper of Cleveland, Ohio; it is a major national newspaper. In the fall of 2019 it ranked 23rd in U.S. newspaper circulation, a significant drop since March 2013, when its circulation ranked 17th daily and 15th on Sunday.[1][2]
As of May 2019[update], The Plain Dealer had 94,838 daily readers and 171,404 readers on Sunday.[3] The Plain Dealer's media market, the Cleveland-Akron Designated Market Area, has a population of 3.8 million people making it the 19th-largest market in the United States.[4]
In August 2013, The Plain Dealer reduced home delivery to four days a week, including Sunday.[5] A daily version of The Plain Dealer is available electronically as well as in print at stores, newsracks and newsstands.
- ^ Mercier, Andrew (October 24, 2019). "The top 25 U.S. daily newspapers of fall 2019". muckrack.com. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
- ^ Lulofs, Neal (April 30, 2013). "Top 25 U.S. Newspapers for March 2013". News > Blog (Blog). Alliance for Audited Media. Archived from the original on June 11, 2013.
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- ^ Plain Dealer Staff (April 4, 2013). "Northeast Ohio Media Group to launch in summer: Press Release". cleveland.com (Press release). Advance Local. Retrieved December 6, 2019.