paidContent.org: Cit-J site NowPublic sold to Examiner.com

September 2nd, 2009Posted by Laura Oliver in Citizen journalism, Editors' pick

NowPublic, the international citizen journalism site launched by Canadian entrepreneur Leonard Brody in 2005, is to be sold to Examiner.com – the US network of local, city-based news sites.

Examiner.com is controlled by Clarity Media Group, according to paidContent.org, which also owns the San Fransisco Examiner and Washington DC Examiner.

The deal is reportedly worth $25 million.

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