October 14, 2021 How a news service for low-income immigrants earns revenue through civic partnerships A Q&A with Madeleine Bair about El Tímpano’s fastest-growing revenue stream. By Ben DeJarnette
July 7, 2021 The Objective is scaling up this summer. It’s also taking a break. “We want to be an example for the newsroom we’d like to see.” By Ben DeJarnette
June 7, 2021 How RANGE built a newsletter audience from scratch — and converted 9 percent of readers to paid members In our latest episode of News Guest, Luke Baumgarten talks about the lessons he’s learned By Ben DeJarnette
May 11, 2021 How to start selling merchandise as an independent local news organization Here’s how Block Club Chicago and Burb Media are earning serious revenue from merchandise sales. By Ben DeJarnette
May 5, 2021 How Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service built a racially diverse team that reflects the community it serves In one of America’s most diverse cities, nearly 70 percent of MNNS’s paid staff members… By Ben DeJarnette
April 7, 2021 Chance the Snapper went viral, and Block Club Chicago raked in $100,000 In our new podcast, you’ll hear how a rare alligator sighting in west Chicago led… By Ben DeJarnette
December 17, 2020 Our 24 boot camp graduates have big ambitions — here’s how you can help We introduced the Google News Initiative Startups Boot Camp in July to help two dozen journalism entrepreneurs develop their… By Lisa Heyamoto
December 9, 2020 3 Ways the Nonprofit Newsroom PublicSource Is Becoming More Sustainable The nonprofit newsroom PublicSource in Pittsburgh will turn ten years old next year — and there’s a… By Ben DeJarnette
November 25, 2020 Here are the Winners and Losers of Local Election Coverage in 2020 The 2020 election isn’t quite behind us yet (and Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District seems determined to keep it… By Ben DeJarnette
November 1, 2020 City Limits Made a Voter Guide for Judicial Elections — and Readers Loved It The presidential election might have dominated the headlines in 2020, but it was another race… By Ben DeJarnette
October 13, 2020 7 replicable revenue and tech ideas for small news sites As an association, our main role at LION Publishers is to support our members in building financially… By Kelsey Ryan
June 17, 2020 How 13 local news publishers have responded to the Black Lives Matter demonstrations As an association, our primary role at LION Publishers is to support our members in building financially… By Anika Anand
