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September 25, 2017

LION member spotlight: Madison 365

A Q&A with LION member Robert Chappell, associate publisher of Madison365 in Wisconsin.

September 25, 2017

Push, a mobile app for small news orgs, to be explained at 2017 LION Summit

Christopher Guess, a Reynolds Journalism Institute fellow working on “Push,” a mobile app for small news organizations, will be among the speakers at the 2017 LION Summit, the country’s largest gathering of local independent online news publishers Oct. 26-28 at Columbia College in Chicago. We asked him for a preview.

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September 22, 2017

Grant aids Berkeleyside’s bid to turn readers into investors

The Lenfest Institute, a Philadelphia-based foundation set up as part of the Philadelphia Inquirer’s switch to being owned by a nonprofit, has announced $1 million in grant funding to support local journalism innovation and sustainability efforts. The grants, funded in part by the Knight Foundation, include support for a LION member’s efforts to get have readers become investors in California local independent online news site Berkeleyside.

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September 17, 2017

Local online news publishers offer advice on hiring, managing, paying advertising sales reps

Hiring an outside advertising sales rep can make a crucial difference in whether a local independent online news site reaches sustainability. Three veteran publishers offered advice on hiring, managing and paying advertising sales reps in a LION webinar Sept. 14.

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September 15, 2017

Wide variety of business models for local news explored at LION Summit

The country’s largest gathering of local independent online news will include an examination of a wide variety of business models supporting local journalism across the country.

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August 25, 2017

Podcast: Jay Allred of Richland Source

The latest episode of the LION podcast features Jay Allred, president of Richland Source, a thriving LION site in central Ohio.

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August 23, 2017

Paying for local news: LION Summit tackles revenue, from membership to reinventing ads

How to pay for local journalism will be a key theme of LION’s annual conference in Chicago Oct. 26-28, but not in theory only. Speakers, panels and workshops will present concrete, proven ways to grow revenue at local independent online news sites.

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August 18, 2017

LION member spotlight: Bethesda Beat

A Q&A with LION member Steve Hull, publisher of Bethesda Beat in Maryland.

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August 18, 2017

LION adds 19 new local publisher members from 15 states

LION has welcomed 19 new members, all publishers and/or owners of local independent online news sites, from 15 different states over the past four months, and has added more than 40 new members over the past year. It has more than 160 members running local news organizations in 39 states.

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August 11, 2017

Last chance for early bird rate for 2017 LION Summit on local news business

People planning to attend LION’s 2017 summit on the business of local independent online news have until Tuesday, Aug. 15, to save money on registration with a discounted early-bird rate.

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August 8, 2017

LION member spotlight: Clutch MOV

A Q&A with LION member Sarah Arnold, publisher of Clutch MOV in Ohio.

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August 4, 2017

Podcast: Doug Hardy of CTNewsJunkie

A frank discussion with CTNewsJunkie.com co-owner Doug Hardy about state capital coverage, political advertising, finding new sources of revenue and the challenge of growth and sustainability.

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