''Cincinnati CityBeat'' is an independent local arts and issues publication covering the

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area. It has the second largest readership in the Cincinnati area behind ''

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'' daily newspaper.

History

''CityBeat'' was founded in November 1994. It was backed by local entrepreneur Thomas Schiff and co-founded by John Fox, who left his editor position at ''

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'' (at that point Cincinnati's only print source for independent news) to start the paper. ''CityBeat'' has won numerous national, statewide and local journalism and design awards, most recently being named Best Weekly Paper in the state of

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in 2005 by the

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. In 2012, ''CityBeat'' was acquired by SouthComm Communications. In 2018, it was sold to

Euclid Media Group Euclid Media Group (EMG) is a media company in the United States formed in 2013. Its headquarters are in Cleveland, Ohio and it owns the ''Orlando Weekly'', '' Cincinnati CityBeat, Cleveland Scene'', ''Creative Loafing'' (Tampa), '' Detroit Metro Ti ...

. https://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20180117/news/148856/euclid-media-group-acquires-cincinnati-alt-weekly

Affiliations

''CityBeat'' is a member of the

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Notable people

* Kathy Y. Wilson

References

https://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20180117/news/148856/euclid-media-group-acquires-cincinnati-alt-weekly

External links

''CityBeat''

''CityBeats Best of CincinnatiRyan Greis, one of ''CityBeat''s award-winning Illustrators
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