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Circulation Verification Council (CVC) is an American company which acts as an independent, third-party
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to create circulation data for various online and print
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. The company is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri.


Corporate history

In May 1992, Tim Bingaman founded the Circulation Verification Council as a
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company in
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. The company has partnered with other
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like the
City and Regional Magazine Association The City and Regional Magazine Association (CRMA) is an American nonprofit organization founded in 1978 that facilitates professional development and training for member magazines and methods for exchanging information and ideas. Activities The ...
and the Association of Community Publishers.


Auditing

CVC serves as a third-party auditor for circulation data for newspapers, magazines, and other periodicals. The CVC uses a three-tier system, where companies report their print, distribution, and digital data for each quarter. Audits are conducted quarterly. It conducted the first nationwide audit of Black and Hispanic newspapers in the United States.


References


External links

* {{Official website, https://www.cvcaudit.com/ Newspapers circulation audit