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April 19, 2017

In many communities, best local journalism is not coming from print

Margaret Sullivan is right to sound the alarm about what steep newspaper cuts are doing to local journalism across the country, but her April 16 column, “Great local reporting stands between you and wrongdoing. And it needs saving,” misses the story of what is replacing and can replace what’s being lost.

By LION Publishers

April 14, 2017

Local news site’s 36-hour livestream a fun take on annual fund drives

The Valley Independent Sentinel’s editor and reporter are on camera for 36 hours straight to make the case for supporting local journalism – and other nonprofits – in Connecticut’s blue collar Naugatuck Valley.

By LION Publishers

April 11, 2017

LION member spotlight: Grant County Beat

A Q&A with Mary Alice Murphy, publisher of the Grant County Beat in New Mexico.

By LION Publishers

April 7, 2017

Podcast: Jesus Sanchez of The Eastsider in Los Angeles

LION member Jesus Sanchez is the proprietor of The Eastsider LA in Los Angeles. We talked with Jesus about being a one man band, making ends meet when you’re covering communities in a big city (including communities that are gentrifying), and about the differences between LION sites in large metro areas and smaller towns.

By LION Publishers

April 7, 2017

Podcast: Matt DeRienzo of LION Publishers

LION members know Matt DeRienzo from his work as our executive director. But March 6 marks a milestone for Matt: his first day as LION’s *full time* ED. Thanks to a grant from the Knight Foundation, Matt is focused full time on serving members and growing LION as an organization. We talked with Matt about his work with LION, his print media background, the future of LION, and what LION members are doing to sustain and distinguish themselves and grow in an increasingly Facebook-and-Google dominated online advertising landscape.

By LION Publishers

April 7, 2017

Podcast: Joe Hyde of San Angelo Live!

LION member Joe Hyde, publisher of San Angelo LIVE! in Texas, talked with us about a variety of topics, from earning extra revenue from programmatic advertising to keeping your readers on your site longer. He also explained how he went from flying bombers for the Air Force to starting a small ISP to launching a LION site.

By LION Publishers

April 7, 2017

Podcast: Kenny Katzgrau of Broadstreet Ads

Kenny Katzgrau needs no introduction for many LION members, as his company, Broadstreet Ads, is the advertising technology provider many of us rely on to keep the business side of our shops humming. We talked with Kenny about the current state of online advertising, competition with Facebook for ad dollars, and where he sees the online ad business going over the next couple of years.

By LION Publishers

April 7, 2017

Podcast: Howard Owens of The Batavian

Host Scott Brodbeck (ARLnow.com, RestonNow.com) interviews “OG” LION publisher Howard Owens of The Batavian and the Wyoming County Free Press. We talk about Howard’s path to launching the Batavian, growing readership and advertising, and what the future might hold for LION publishers in the age of Facebook.

By LION Publishers

April 4, 2017

LION member spotlight: Local Spins

A Q&A with LION member John Sinkevics, publisher of Local Spins in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

By LION Publishers

March 28, 2017

LION member spotlight: This is Reno

A Q&A with LION member Bob Conrad, publisher of This is Reno in Nevada.

By LION Publishers

March 24, 2017

Podcast: Kelly Gilfillan of Home Page Media Group

Kelly Gilfillan is one of the premier sales pros in LION Publishers. She started Home Page Media Group with a partner, journalist Susan Leathers, and grew it from one site in a suburb of Nashville, Tenn., to numerous local sites in the region. We asked Kelly about sales strategy, finding sales talent, launching (and monetizing) special sections, the difficulty of expanding, financial bumps in the road and about email marketing and client service.

By LION Publishers

March 22, 2017

LION member spotlight: Cambridge Day

A Q&A with LION member Marc Levy, publisher of Cambridge Day in Cambridge, Mass.

By LION Publishers

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