February 15, 2022 Money matters, but it won’t solve every problem for news publishers Plus other takeaways from the LION-Meta Revenue Growth Fellowship that every news business can use By Lisa Heyamoto
December 15, 2021 Our third GNI Startups Boot Camp will support 16 Canadian news entrepreneurs These aspiring journalism publishers will serve communities from Nova Scotia to Vancouver By Lisa Heyamoto
December 15, 2021 How you can help the 2021 GNI Startups Boot Camp news businesses These 23 news startups are looking to build their audiences, grow their revenue, and level up their operations in 2022. By Anika Anand
November 16, 2021 Meet the Winners of the 2021 LION Publishers Local Journalism Awards The LION Local Journalism Awards celebrate sustainable businesses and journalistic excellence in independent online news. By Cassandra Balfour
November 7, 2021 What we learned about sustainability through our inaugural GNI Startups Lab A strong foundation, small steps and targeted support are key to long-term stability for news businesses By Lisa Heyamoto
September 28, 2021 Canadian news entrepreneurs: Learn how to launch your news business in our Google News Initiative Startups Boot Camp The deadline to apply for this eight-week, fully remote program is November 17. By Phillip Smith
September 15, 2021 Introducing the 24 news businesses in our second Google News Initiative Startups Boot Camp We’ll help these teams launch publications that directly meet their audience’s needs, particularly in underserved communities By Lisa Heyamoto
August 26, 2021 These 12 LION members will receive funding and training for a new hire focused on generating revenue Meet the first cohort for the LION-Meta Revenue Growth Fellowship By Lisa Heyamoto
August 24, 2021 Book a revenue consultation with LION Revenue Coach Penda Howell For the next four weeks, Penda is opening up his calendar to speak with members about revenue. By Penda Howell
July 12, 2021 I want to help you launch a digital news site in eight weeks Apply for the GNI Startups Boot Camp by August 1 By Phillip Smith
June 21, 2021 Want to launch a news startup? Apply for our second annual GNI Startups Boot Camp Last year, we created the Google News Initiative Startups Boot Camp to support aspiring news entrepreneurs across North America. By Lisa Heyamoto
May 25, 2021 Apply for our News Revenue Fellowship to hire a revenue-generating role for your independent news business The independent news industry needs a better infrastructure to train and support staff in revenue-generating roles. By Anika Anand