The Plain Dealer

major daily newspaper of Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Organization periodical Q286036
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The Plain Dealer

Summary

The Plain Dealer is a periodical[1]. It ranks in the top 0.59% of periodical entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (448 views/month, #11 of 1,868).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Plain Dealer was a member of Ohio News Media Association[3].
  • The Plain Dealer is in the country of United States[4].
  • The Plain Dealer's instance of is recorded as periodical[5].
  • The Plain Dealer's instance of is recorded as newspaper[6].
  • The Plain Dealer was published by Advance Publications[7].
  • The Plain Dealer is owned by Advance Publications[8].
  • The Plain Dealer's place of publication is recorded as Cleveland[9].
  • The Plain Dealer's Commons category is recorded as The Plain Dealer[10].
  • The Plain Dealer's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • The Plain Dealer's country of origin is recorded as United States[12].
  • 1842 marks the founding of The Plain Dealer[13].
  • The Plain Dealer's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 41.507083333333, 'lon': -81.679777777778}[14].
  • The Plain Dealer's official website is recorded as https://www.cleveland.com/[15].
  • The Plain Dealer's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Plain Dealer'}[16].
  • The Plain Dealer's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Plain Dealer'}[17].
  • The Plain Dealer's newspaper format is recorded as broadsheet[18].

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Founding

1842 marks the founding of The Plain Dealer[13].

Ownership

The Plain Dealer is owned by Advance Publications[8].

Why It Matters

The Plain Dealer ranks in the top 0.59% of periodical entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (448 views/month, #11 of 1,868).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [3] . ohionews.org. Retrieved . ohionews.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . usnpl.com. usnpl.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . usnpl.com. usnpl.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 12d ago · 999real · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of periodical, newspaper
    Image The Plain Dealer August 7, 1945 front page.jpg
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: The Plain Dealer August 7, 1945 front page.jpg"
  2. 15d ago · Animalparty · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Title {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Plain Dealer'}, {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Plain Dealer'}
    Newspapers.com paper id 38514
    Described by source Q99202247
    Issn ['2641-4058', '2641-404X']
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbmergeitems-from:0||Q100289258 */"
  3. 27d ago · PARAKANYAA · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Language of work or name English
    Owned by Advance Publications
    Country of origin United States
    Publisher Advance Publications
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P236]]: 2641-4058"
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