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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.

By LION Publishers

September 24, 2017

Deadline: Discount LION conference hotel rate expiring

Time’s running out to save on your hotel stay during the 2017 LION Summit. Thursday, September 28, is the deadline to get our special discounted rate at the Best Western Grant Park Hotel.

By Dylan Smith

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.

By LION Publishers

September 19, 2017

50,000 reasons indie news publishers need to attend the 2017 LION Summit

“Every time I go, I get $50,000 worth of ideas” … “Go, and be prepared to feel like your head’s going to explode — in a good way. You are going to hear so many amazing ideas that you just can’t wait to implement.” … “Attending this conference has been a game changer for my news website.”

By Dylan Smith

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.

By LION Publishers

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.

By LION Publishers

September 7, 2017

Taking in the view

Boot Strapper, the intrepid mascot of LION Publishers, takes in the view from the conference site at Columbia College Chicago, looking out over Grant Park toward Lake Michigan.

By Dylan Smith

September 7, 2017

Taking in the view

Boot Strapper, the intrepid mascot of LION Publishers, takes in the view from the conference site at Columbia College Chicago, looking out over Grant Park toward Lake Michigan.

By Dylan Smith

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.

By LION Publishers

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.

By LION Publishers

August 18, 2017

LION member spotlight: Bethesda Beat

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

By LION Publishers

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.

By LION Publishers

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