May 27, 2015 LION member spotlight: Riverhead Local A Q&A with LION member Denise Civiletti, publisher of Riverhead Local and Southold Local in New York. By LION Publishers
May 20, 2015 LION member spotlight: Spokane Faith and Values A Q&A with LION member Tracy Simmons, publisher of Spokane Faith and Values in Washington. By LION Publishers
May 14, 2015 LION member spotlight: Farmington Voice A Q&A with LION member Joni Hubred-Golden, publisher of the Farmington Voice in Michigan. By LION Publishers
May 8, 2015 LION webinar 3: Foundation funding and underwriting for local news sites Molly de Aguiar of the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation and Paul Bass of the New Haven Indepenent offer advice to local news sites seeking grant funding. By LION Publishers
May 6, 2015 LION member spotlight: Watershed Post A Q&A with Watershed Post publisher Lissa Harris on the challenges of online news coverage in rural Catskills region. By LION Publishers
April 30, 2015 LION member spotlight: Charlottesville Tomorrow A Q&A with Charlottesville Tomorrow publisher Brian Wheeler as the nonprofit independent local news site celebrates its 10th anniversary. By LION Publishers
April 29, 2015 Newspapers miss out on huge growth in digital ad revenue, Pew study finds The U.S. newspaper industry continues to suffer revenue declines and is over-reliant on print audience and advertising. By LION Publishers
April 24, 2015 LION member spotlight: Evanston Now Evanston Now Publisher Bill Smith talks about audience growth and revenue sustainability as he approaches a decade of independent online local news coverage outside Chicago. By LION Publishers
April 16, 2015 LION member spotlight: Richland Source Publisher Jay Allred talks about how the Richland Source in Ohio is diversifying revenue sources that support local news coverage – even starting a clothing line. By LION Publishers
April 9, 2015 LION member spotlight: Potomac Local The publisher of Potomac Local in Virginia offers advice to local news startups: Focus early on growing business side, learning advertisers’ needs. By LION Publishers
April 8, 2015 LION Webinar 1: What Happened to My Facebook Reach? Lisa Yanick-Jonaitis, community engagement editor at The Morning Sun in Michigan, discusses Facebook’s ever-changing adjustments to the “organic reach” of posts and how to develop a “voice” in your Facebook presence that will drive more referral traffic and engagement with your site. Hosted by Matt DeRienzo and Doug Hardy. By Wendy Cohen
April 2, 2015 LION member spotlight: CTNewsJunkie The publishers of CTNewsJunkie.com talk about building a diverse revenue model to support their clickbait-free coverage of Connecticut state government. By LION Publishers
