October 29, 2017 Collaboration Can Be a Win-Win for News Sites In an era when journalists are often stretched thin, collaborative arrangements – formal or informal – may be the best way to increase reach, diversity, influence, and credibility, said a panel of experts who spoke at the 2017 LION Summit on Friday. By Wendy Cohen
October 29, 2017 2017 LION Summit Livestream: Saturday Afternoon Talks Follow the 2017 LION Summit in Chicago with live video of talks featuring Mary Walter-Brown of the News Revenue Hub, Jesse Holcomb of Calvin College and Damian Radcliffe of the University of Oregon. By LION Publishers
October 28, 2017 Journalist develops 'Push' open source mobile app for small news organizations Developer and journalist Christopher Guess set out to solve some of the bigger mobile distribution problems of small, online publications. By Wendy Cohen
October 28, 2017 Vote on best of 'great ideas' at 2017 LION Summit One of the most popular sessions at the annual LION Summit is “40 Ideas in 40 Minutes,” where local publishers share specific ideas that have worked in their news organization that could be tried by others. Check out the video below if you missed it, and please vote on your favorite idea. The winning publisher will receive a $100 gift card. By LION Publishers
October 28, 2017 2017 LION Summit Livestream: Saturday morning lightning talks Follow the 2017 LION Summit with livestream video of talks by Tracie Powell of All Digitocracy, Tasneem Raja of the Tyler Loop and Gavin Bechtold of Ezoic. By LION Publishers
October 28, 2017 Livestream: Welcome, Local news in the big city Follow our livestream of the 2017 LION Summit in Chicago. By Wendy Cohen
October 28, 2017 Covering the opioid crisis: Move away from ‘disaster porn,’ focus on solutions There are few news topics that seamlessly apply as both a national and local issue. The opioid addiction crisis is one of them. By Chris Krewson
October 28, 2017 Not an oxymoron: Journalists as sales superstars Ebony Reed of the Reynolds Journalism Institute at the Missouri School of Journalism gave a rapid-fire presentation Friday at the LION Summit about “why, rather than being intimidated, journalists should feel uniquely suited to sell advertising.” She emphasized that she wasn’t advocating that journalists become sales only, but that they embrace their experience, knowledge and drive to not only get the story, but also get the sale. By Chris Krewson
October 28, 2017 Experiment, Experiment, Experiment With Social Media Social media success involves experimentation, and experimentation inevitably involves failure, but when you do fail, “fail fast, fail forward.” By LION Publishers
October 28, 2017 Facebook Comes to LION to Talk About Its Journalism Project Josh Mabry and Dorrine Mendoza from Facebook came to the LION Summit in Chicago Friday to learn, listen, and inform. Both have journalism backgrounds and now help manage Facebook’s Journalism Project, which is aiming to help LION members in particular by explaining their efforts to get better quality information onto Facebook. By LION Publishers
October 28, 2017 Defamation 101: Tips to Reduce the Risk of Lawsuits Dot your I’s and cross your T’s. That’s the message given by media attorney Jeffrey Kosseff of the Potomac Law Group. Kosseff is a former reporter with The Oregonian and he offered a load of advice for LION members and other independent journalists. His motive: to help solve problems and get you to publish your news. By LION Publishers
October 28, 2017 Livestream: Lightning talks 2: Growth & scale, Citizen journalists, Class problems, Journalists & sales Follow our livestream of the 2017 LION Summit in Chicago. By Wendy Cohen
