the plain dealer began their first publication in 1851.
when did the plain dealer begin their first publication?
1851
the newspaper was established in 1842, less than 50 years after moses cleaveland landed on the banks of the cuyahoga river in the flats, and is currently owned by advance publications (newhouse newspapers). the plain dealer publishing company is under the direction of george rodrigue (president). the paper employs over 700 people.
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on august 5, 2013, the northeast ohio media group launched and the plain dealer publishing company was formed. northeast ohio media group operates cleveland.com and sun newspapers (also known as the "sun news" suburban papers). it is responsible for all multimedia ad sales and marketing for "the plain dealer", "sun news" and cleveland.com. it also provides content to "the plain dealer", cleveland.com and "sun news". the plain dealer publishing company provides content and publishes in print seven days a week. the company also provides production, distribution, finance, information technology, accounting and other support services for the plain dealer publishing co. and northeast ohio media group.
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