May 10, 2023 Apply for the 2023 LION Publishers Local Journalism Awards Winners will be celebrated with $55,000 in cash prizes during an in-person ceremony in Durham, North Carolina. By Stephanie Snyder
March 30, 2022 Announcing the LION-GNI Sustainability Audits and Funding program In partnership with the Google News Initiative, we’ll provide a sustainability assessment and funding to 100 local news businesses By Lisa Heyamoto
October 14, 2026 LION Publishers has a new strategic plan and mission statement National nonprofit’s board unanimously approves an ambitious three-year roadmap, guided by clear North Star goal. By LION Publishers
September 30, 2026 100 Australian publishers are getting LION Sustainability Audits We’re partnering with LINA and adapting our business assessment and related resources to support local, independent news publishers Down Under. By Hayley Milloy
September 23, 2026 Why LION is getting out of the big-conference business (for now) An FAQ of sorts about how we’re setting our sights on different ways to convene in 2027 By Chris Krewson
September 22, 2026 LION now accepting applications from for-profit news businesses for free HR and financial consulting Open to newsrooms, solopreneurs, and creators, get a customized, cost-effective plan to run your business more efficiently. By Sarah Gustavus Lim
September 10, 2026 Meet the 17 winners of the 2026 LION Sustainability Awards We celebrated the 2026 LION Publishers’ Sustainability Awards at the Independent News Sustainability Summit in San Diego. By Jess deRivera and Natalie Van Hoozer
September 2, 2026 Sign up to join a LION 2026 peer learning group Applications will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis until September 25. By Natalie Van Hoozer
August 12, 2026 Forget the fads: Why community listening is the future of local news (Q&A with RJI) From Director of Innovation Kat Duncan: “… what matters is what actually works for the people you’re serving.” By Hayley Milloy
July 29, 2026 LION’s revamped resource library helps local publishers grow revenue, audience, and impact The updated News Entrepreneur Academy makes it easier for news leaders to find answers to common challenges. By Natalya Dreszer
July 29, 2026 How Newspack helps independent news publishers strengthen audience relationships in the AI era Founder and Principal Kinsey Wilson explains how their open-source platform helps newsrooms optimize their data and leverage new technology. By Hayley Milloy
July 22, 2026 LION Publishers launches new Sustainability Audit Dashboard The most comprehensive, up-to-date, and publicly available dataset on local news organizations is now at your fingertips. By Andrew Rockway
July 15, 2026 Trove of LION Audit data reveals what a ‘Sustaining’ news business looks like in 2026 More than 400 news businesses later, we’ve adjusted our maturity model to better reflect resiliency in the sector. By Chloe Kizer
July 8, 2026 Meet the 45 finalists for the 2026 LION Sustainability Awards Join us in San Diego this September for our in-person celebration, where we’ll reveal the 17 winners. By Jess deRivera, Hayley Milloy and Natalie Van Hoozer
