May 9, 2022 Median annual revenue increased 33% for LION members, data shows Revenue growth accompanies a surge in local news entrepreneurship, including among historically underrepresented founders. By Stephanie Snyder and Chloe Kizer
April 12, 2022 Part II: What news founders wish they’d known about launching a media business Shasta Scout’s Annelise Pierce and RevLab’s Emily Dresslar share news startup tips and lessons on News Guest. By Ben DeJarnette
March 9, 2022 Part I: What news founders wish they’d known about launching a media business In our latest episode of News Guest, we talk with two LION members about lessons they’ve learned the hard way. By Ben DeJarnette
January 19, 2022 How to make “solutions journalism” part of your revenue strategy What Flint Beat and other independent news publishers have learned about branding and monetizing their solutions journalism By Ben DeJarnette
December 22, 2021 7 ideas to make your news business more sustainable in 2022 How independent publishers are learning to better organize their teams, engage their audiences, and streamline their workflows. By Ben DeJarnette
December 15, 2021 How you can help the 2021 GNI Startups Boot Camp news businesses These 23 news startups are looking to build their audiences, grow their revenue, and level up their operations in 2022. By Anika Anand
November 16, 2021 Meet the Winners of the 2021 LION Publishers Local Journalism Awards The LION Local Journalism Awards celebrate sustainable businesses and journalistic excellence in independent online news. By Cassandra Balfour
November 16, 2021 Pitching your journalism to local funders? Here’s advice from three experts Listen to our latest News Guest episode to learn how these LION members build and strengthen their relationships with funders. By Ben DeJarnette
November 10, 2021 Meet the 2021 LION Awards Finalists We’re excited to announce the finalists for LION Publishers Local Journalism Awards. By Cassandra Balfour
November 3, 2021 7 ‘Big Ideas’ from independent news publishers you can learn in 35 minutes LION’s “One Big Idea” Lightning Talks on Nov. 16 will have something for everyone to draw inspiration from. By Cassandra Balfour
November 1, 2021 More journalism founders are building their businesses by putting community first . Here’s what we’re seeing when publications engage their audience from Day One. By Lisa Heyamoto
October 20, 2021 How Scalawag’s events are widening its membership funnel and leading to its next phase of growth Cierra Hinton and Sarah Glen from Scalawag join our latest episode of News Guest. By Ben DeJarnette
