May 21, 2020 LION Publishers joins coalition to support locally owned news Dear LION Publishers members: We see the work you’re doing covering COVID-19’s effects on your… By Chris Krewson
March 26, 2020 Webinar and resources: How to manage your local news business in the face of a pandemic On Friday, April 3 we hosted a 60-minute Zoom call, “How to manage your local… By Chris Krewson
September 10, 2019 LION Publishers opens Board of Directors nominations Local Independent Online News Publishers — a national nonprofit dedicated to helping local journalism entrepreneurs… By 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