• by Ray Schultz , Yesterday

Citizen Media Group, a newly formed nonprofit, has acquired Philadelphia magazine. 

Larry Platt, CEO and president of Citizen Media Group and co-founder of The Philadelphia Citizen, was editor of Philadelphia magazine “in a far, far away media universe” two decades ago. 

Christy Speer is now serving as Philadelphia magazine’s editor.

“As distinct but intertwined brands, The Philadelphia Citizen and Philadelphia magazine will serve as the city and region’s premier go-to voice for how to live well and do good in Philadelphia,” Platt writes. 

Platt adds: “The Citizen has become a solutions-first civic voice that holds power to account."

“We seek to become the region’s virtual and actual Town Square. And our ethos reflects our mission. We are: Smart, joyful, hard-hitting, fair, solutions-oriented, enthusiastic, and innovative. We ain’t: Ideological, objective, snide, and driven to chase clicks," he says.

Platt reports that "Philly Mag, the philadelphiacitizen.org, phillymag.com, events, podcasts, and newsletters — you’ll get a panoply of lifestyle service, deep storytelling, solutions journalism, consumer-forward and thought-leadership events, as well as calls for nonpartisan civic action.”