About us

Founded in 2008, Soapbox Cincinnati is a weekly digital publication producing vital journalism about local people, places and initiatives moving communities forward to transform the Cincinnati region. We cover what’s next in community and economic development, entrepreneurship, arts and culture, and social justice in Southwest Ohio and Northern Kentucky. Soapbox uses narrative storytelling and solutions journalism reporting to inform and foster civic engagement.

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Soapbox Cincinnati is published by Issue Media Group. Incorporated in 2005 in Detroit, Michigan, IMG operates a national network of online media outlets leveraging the power of solutions-based journalism to report on community change. Our publications aim to connect readers to their communities’ most visionary and innovative people, projects, businesses, and organizations – fostering civic capacity, improving understanding of key issues, amplifying underserved voices, and building community attachment during a time of local media decline.

We work with like-minded stakeholders across public, private, nonprofit, foundations, and grassroots organizations whose values and missions align with ours through an underwriting model of publishing.  Our journalists connect with community stakeholders through regular listening sessions designed to build trust and shape authentic community stories.

IMG’s work has been recognized and supported by leading journalism organizations nationally including INC Magazine, Knight Foundation, Columbia Journalism Review, Facebook, Lenfest Institute, Google, Solutions Journalism Network, Ground Source, and Society for Professional Journalists.