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AI adoption: How Lede AI helps small publishers quickly generate content readers love
Helping news organizations leverage artificial intelligence with a tool that puts their readers and staff first
2024 LION Sustainability Awards finalists revealed
Join us in Chicago at the LION Awards Ceremony & Dinner to celebrate our finalists and winners.
Last call: Apply to receive $600 in travel support to attend the Independent News Sustainability Summit in Chicago
Fill out the travel stipend request form by Sunday, July 21, at midnight ET.
LATEST RESOURCES
Social is down, newsletters are up: How audiences are finding LIONs in 2024
Changes to social media and search prompt publishers to shift strategy.
Here are 9 organizations that will fiscally sponsor news businesses
As fiscal sponsor demand grows, we’ve rounded up options so you can find the best fit for your business
What I learned from (continuously) asking these three questions at LION Publishers
As I wrap up my time at LION, I offer what I’ve learned to our members
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LATEST NEWS FROM LION
LION is hiring a Development Director!
This executive-level role will lead our revenue diversification strategy to support LION’s long-term sustainability.
Three ways our members have driven LION’s work since 2019
We need to make it easier for our members to operate, not harder.
Become a judge for the 2024 LION Publishers Sustainability Awards
Help us recognize excellence achieved by local independent news businesses.
INSPIRING LIONS
Member Spotlights
BoiseDev’s winning secret to selling newsletter ads: Only local news, only local ads
The site earns 60 percent of its advertising revenue through its high-open-rate email projects, in partnership with local ad agencies.
How The Bedford Citizen prioritized its internal operations to pursue revenue growth and avoid burnout
Through LION’s Sustainability Lab, the team developed a master spreadsheet to track ideas and impact.
How The Lansing Journal grew recurring reader revenue by 20%
They secured 48 new monthly subscribers and $14,000 in projected revenue in four weeks.