Chris Krewson, Author at LION Publishers

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Chris Krewson

September 5, 2019

Let Google fly you to Chicago for workshops about monetizing local news

UPDATE: Google has extended the deadline for registration through Friday, Oct. 11 — so if…

By Chris Krewson

July 10, 2019

These veterans of WhereBy.Us and VTDigger are joining LION Publishers full-time

I am so excited to introduce the next two faces of LION Publishers — our…

By Chris Krewson

July 9, 2019

The Knight Foundation is hosting a how-to-apply-for-Google-money webinar

Attention LION Publishers! The below announcement comes from our friends at the Knight Foundation, with…

By Chris Krewson

July 8, 2019

Google will redesign the ads on five LION sites for free; here’s how to apply

Introducing the Google Ad Accelerator Program, exclusively for LION Publishers. Yes, that’s right: We are…

By Chris Krewson

June 20, 2019

How to get the first LION Publishers T-shirts of 2019

I’m very pleased to present the first T-shirt order of 2019. These high-quality Hanes tagless…

By Chris Krewson

June 6, 2019

How can the American Journalism Project help LION Publishers? Learn the answer in Nashville

The annual LION Publishers Summit is starting to take shape, and I’m excited to share…

By Chris Krewson

May 30, 2019

Introducing the first-ever LION Publishers Local Journalism Awards

Which site will win LION Publisher of the Year? Join us in Nashville to find…

By Chris Krewson

May 20, 2019

‘Collaborate or Die’: What we learned at the 2019 Collaborative Journalism Summit

It’s a brave new world out there, where a broadcast media station partners with public…

By Chris Krewson

November 17, 2018

LION broadens membership criteria and outreach to grow community of local independent publishers

The 13-member LION Board of Directors expands the group’s outreach, programs, and infrastructure after a weekend retreat in Dallas. The strategic-planning session came at a time when concerned citizens nationwide are worried about the state of local news. LION believes the future is bright, and the organization is devoted to leading the way in creating and nurturing local independent online newsrooms.

By Chris Krewson

October 15, 2018

Jay Allred: 'You can totally do this, man'

A fire was lit under Richland Source president Jay Allred. It’s the sort of fire that ignites when a mission is identified. In this case, he was on a mission to fund two new Solutions Journalism projects vetted by his newsroom.

By Chris Krewson

October 12, 2018

Workshop: Attorneys Provide Overview of Copyright and Digital Media

Two attorneys well-versed in media law provided a 90-minute tutorial Thursday afternoon about how to cut through some of the weeds that have grown up around copyright and digital media.

Jeffrey Hermes, Media Law Resource Center, and Samuel Fifer, Dentons US LLP, leavened legal complexities with humor.

By Chris Krewson

May 11, 2018

LION awards investigative reporting micro-grants to 18 publishers

The Local Independent Online News Publishers organization this week awarded $25,000 to 18 of its member newsrooms to report investigative and enterprise stories important to their communities, and to sharpen their skills for more such stories.

By Chris Krewson

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