October 10, 2017 An indie publisher on monetizing local news with sports, mobile and agency services Steven Ludwig, the CEO of BIGR Media in Tennessee, is a local independent online news publisher, a LION member, and a speaker at and sponsor of the 2017 LION Summit in Chicago Oct. 26-28. We asked him to share his experiences in helping pay for local journalism through monetization of local sports coverage, mobile strategies and serving as a marketing agency for his company’s small business advertisers. By LION Publishers
October 1, 2017 24 reasons to attend the country's biggest gathering of local independent online news publishers Why should you attend the 2017 LION Summit Oct. 26-28 in Chicago, the country’s largest gathering of local independent online news publishers? By LION Publishers
September 29, 2017 Chicago summit offers journalism students an entrepreneurship boot camp Students are invited to attend the 2017 LION Summit — Oct. 26-28 at Columbia College in Chicago — for a unique immersion in both the basics and latest issues facing local news entrepreneurship. By LION Publishers
September 26, 2017 How Charlotte Agenda reinvented advertising, got to $1 million on 2017 LION Summit agenda Charlotte Agenda, a local independent online news startup in North Carolina, has generated a lot of industry buzz due to its success in engaging a millennial audience and getting to $1 million in revenue in just two years of operation. Publisher Ted Williams will be part of a packed lineup of speakers, discussions and workshops on the local online news business at the 2017 LION Summit Oct. 26-28 in Chicago. We asked him some questions ahead of his talk. By LION Publishers
September 25, 2017 Push, a mobile app for small news orgs, to be explained at 2017 LION Summit Christopher Guess, a Reynolds Journalism Institute fellow working on “Push,” a mobile app for small news organizations, will be among the speakers at the 2017 LION Summit, the country’s largest gathering of local independent online news publishers Oct. 26-28 at Columbia College in Chicago. We asked him for a preview. By LION Publishers
September 24, 2017 Deadline: Discount LION conference hotel rate expiring Time’s running out to save on your hotel stay during the 2017 LION Summit. Thursday, September 28, is the deadline to get our special discounted rate at the Best Western Grant Park Hotel. By Dylan Smith
September 19, 2017 50,000 reasons indie news publishers need to attend the 2017 LION Summit “Every time I go, I get $50,000 worth of ideas” … “Go, and be prepared to feel like your head’s going to explode — in a good way. You are going to hear so many amazing ideas that you just can’t wait to implement.” … “Attending this conference has been a game changer for my news website.” By Dylan Smith
September 15, 2017 Wide variety of business models for local news explored at LION Summit The country’s largest gathering of local independent online news will include an examination of a wide variety of business models supporting local journalism across the country. By LION Publishers
September 7, 2017 Taking in the view Boot Strapper, the intrepid mascot of LION Publishers, takes in the view from the conference site at Columbia College Chicago, looking out over Grant Park toward Lake Michigan. By Dylan Smith
September 7, 2017 Taking in the view Boot Strapper, the intrepid mascot of LION Publishers, takes in the view from the conference site at Columbia College Chicago, looking out over Grant Park toward Lake Michigan. By Dylan Smith
August 23, 2017 Paying for local news: LION Summit tackles revenue, from membership to reinventing ads How to pay for local journalism will be a key theme of LION’s annual conference in Chicago Oct. 26-28, but not in theory only. Speakers, panels and workshops will present concrete, proven ways to grow revenue at local independent online news sites. By LION Publishers
August 11, 2017 Last chance for early bird rate for 2017 LION Summit on local news business People planning to attend LION’s 2017 summit on the business of local independent online news have until Tuesday, Aug. 15, to save money on registration with a discounted early-bird rate. By LION Publishers
