The Plain Dealer
Front page for April 13, 2023 | |
| 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 |
| OCLC number | 7742580 |
| Website | |
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.
As of May 2019, The Plain Dealer had 94,838 daily readers and 171,404 readers on Sunday. 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.
In August 2013, The Plain Dealer reduced home delivery to four days a week, including Sunday. A daily version of The Plain Dealer is available electronically as well as in print at stores, newsracks and newsstands.