Our Mission

Mission: CityBeat serves Cincinnati with independent local journalism that informs our readers, elevates unheard voices and keeps our community vibrant.

Guiding Principles

Solutions-focused

We don’t just report what happened. We ask why it happened, and what happens next. Digging into not only the problems facing Cincinnati, but also how this community might solve them.

Unapologetic Cincinnati fans

We believe in this city — in what it is and what it can be. Loving a place doesn’t mean ignoring its flaws. It means caring enough to hold it accountable and investing in its future.

Inclusive

Cincinnati is not one story. It is many stories, and those stories have changed significantly in the past 31 years. Our job is to reflect the full complexity of this place: across neighborhoods, across backgrounds, across perspectives. We are committed to giving voice to communities that have too often been spoken about instead of listened to.

Good stewards

We are committed to rebuilding a business model that allows CityBeat to serve this community not just this year, but decades from now. Independence requires durability.

Independent

CityBeat does not make political endorsements. We are committed to fact-based reporting on the issues facing Cincinnati. We will seek outside opinions from multiple viewpoints and clearly label them as such. Our role is not to tell you what to think. It is to provide the information (and the robust debate) our community needs to make informed decisions about our shared future.