The Cleveland Leader (Cleveland Media Group LLC.) is an online Cleveland-based news publication focused on covering Cleveland news, culture, and events, and other national and international interest stories. It is a Technorati Top 1000 website, and consistently ranks amongst the Cleveland area's most trafficked independent news websites.
The Cleveland Leader was launched on July 4, 2006 by Julie Kent and Eugene McCormick. The inspiration for the name was an old, defunct Cleveland newspaper called The Cleveland Leader. The newspaper was sold to The Plain Dealer in the early 20th century, who eventually allowed the rights to the name to lapse.