LION Publishers 2017 conference

Chicago 17: Keeping it real: Local news results

Chicago, Oct. 26-28: 2017 LION Summit

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2017 conference blog

  • 'Push,' mobile app for small news orgs, to be explained at 2017 LION Summit
  • Deadline: Discount LION conference hotel rate expiring
  • 50,000 reasons indie news publishers need to attend the 2017 LION Summit
  • Wide variety of business models for local news explored at LION Summit
  • Taking in the view
  • Code of Conduct for LION events
  • Our conference home: The historic Ludington Building
  • Art Institute: Go high-brow
  • Paying for local news: LION Summit tackles revenue, from membership to reinventing ads
  • Last chance for early bird rate for 2017 LION Summit on local news business
  • Apply now for travel support for the LION Summit!
  • 2017 LION Summit will feature boot camp for new local online news publishers
  • Speakers wanted: Get up on your soap box!

2016 conference blog

  • What local independent online news publishers should keep in mind when choosing a CMS
  • Photos: 2016 LION Summit
  • Local online publishers find success in monetizing video, podcasts
  • The future is mobile: Howard Owens on the sustainability of local online news
  • Fundraising for nonprofit journalism: Finding 'true champions'
  • Knight Foundation's John Bracken says 'adaptability' is key for news orgs
  • Photos from the LION Publishers 2016 Summit in Chicago
  • Beyond pageviews: Measuring the impact of local independent online news
  • Advice to local news startups: Launch membership program, sell ads from day one
  • LIVESTREAM: LION Publishers 2016 Summit - Saturday
  • Group notes: LION Summit Saturday
  • FOI and public records 'orders,' or how to be a mean cat
  • Cippel: Journalists turned entrepreneurs can be successful at ad sales
  • Trust in local media strong, demand growing, says Pew's Jesse Holcomb
  • LIVESTREAM: LION Publishers 2016 Summit - Friday
  • More»

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Previous conferences

Check out the rundowns of our 2016 and 2015 Summits, including videos of all of the sessions.

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