September 3, 2016 Schedule of sessions & events Check out the schedule of session for the 2017 LION Summit — we’re planning more than 3 dozen presentations and conversations over 3 days, with even more speakers and discussion leaders! By Dylan Smith
August 24, 2016 Deadline: Discount conference hotel rate expiring Time’s running out to save up to $100 nightly on your hotel stay during the 2016 LION Summit. Friday, Aug. 26, is the deadline to get our special discounted rate at the Best Western Grant Park Hotel. By Dylan Smith
August 24, 2016 Deadline: Discount conference hotel rate expiring Time’s running out to save up to $100 nightly on your hotel stay during the 2016 LION Summit. Friday, Aug. 26, is the deadline to get our special discounted rate at the Best Western Grant Park Hotel. By Dylan Smith
August 23, 2016 Chicago to Oslo: Local news summit has international reach As editors and publishers from around the United States gather at the LION Summit, the importantance of local news all over the world will be reinforced by a group of about a dozen journalists from Norway. By Dylan Smith
August 19, 2016 Indie publishers not the only lions to rush downtown Chicago The Loop will be packed with people in lion regalia as Local Independent Online News Publishers gather in Chicago — but they won’t all be journalists. The Detroit Lions will play the Bears at Soldier Field the Sunday right after the LION Summit, just a few blocks away. By Dylan Smith
August 8, 2016 The historic Ludington Building The site of the 2016 LION Summit is the historic Ludington Building, the earliest steel-frame structure still standing in Chicago. The 1891 building was designed by architect William LeBaron Jenney, acknowledged as the “Father of the Skyscraper” due to his developing the fire-proofed metal skeleton-frame system of construction. The eight-story building was one of the first skycrapers entirely clad in terra-cotta. By Dylan Smith
August 8, 2016 The historic Ludington Building The site of the 2016 LION Summit is the historic Ludington Building, the earliest steel-frame structure still standing in Chicago. The 1891 building was designed by architect William LeBaron Jenney, acknowledged as the “Father of the Skyscraper” due to his developing the fire-proofed metal skeleton-frame system of construction. The eight-story building was one of the first skycrapers entirely clad in terra-cotta. By Dylan Smith
August 8, 2016 Deadline: Apply now for travel support for the LION Summit! The Board of Directors of LION Publishers is pleased to offer a limited number of stipends to help fund travel and hotel arrangements for the 2016 LION Summit, Sept. 29-Oct. 1 in Chicago. Apply now — the deadline is Monday, Aug. 22! By Dylan Smith
August 8, 2016 Deadline: Apply now for travel support for the LION Summit! The Board of Directors of LION Publishers is pleased to offer a limited number of stipends to help fund travel and hotel arrangements for the 2016 LION Summit, Sept. 29-Oct. 1 in Chicago. Apply now — the deadline is Monday, Aug. 22! By Dylan Smith
August 2, 2016 Art Institute: Go high-brow If you can squeeze it into your schedule, one of the best art museums in the world is just blocks away from the conference site. The Art Institute of Chicago houses works from Van Gogh to Renoir, John Singer Sargent, Diego Rivera, Georgia O’Keeffe, Grant Wood and Edward Hopper. By Dylan Smith
May 2, 2016 Speakers wanted: Get up on your soap box! While we’re already fleshing out a lineup of amazing speakers on revenue, tech and editorial topics for the 2016 LION Summit, we’re still eager to hear more great ideas. We’re looking for LION members who want to take part in a panel or breakout session, as well as other news industry experts who want to help rebuild local news. By Dylan Smith
October 4, 2015 Michele McLellan reflects on past six years of local news Michele McLellan organized the Block by Block conference during 2010-12, the precursor to the LION Publishers Summit. LION chairman Dylan Smith, publisher of the TucsonSentinel.com, introduced McLellan Friday as the fairy godmother of local news. The dominant narratives at that time were… By Chris Krewson
