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2026 Summit and LION Awards
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
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.
Sign up to join a LION 2026 peer learning group
Applications will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis until September 25.
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.”
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.
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.
How BlueLena helps independent news publishers build the systems behind sustainable audience and revenue growth
Founder and CEO Daniel Williams shares how newsrooms with limited capacity and competing priorities can get ahead.
Meet the 6 nominees for LION Publishers’ 2026 Community Member of the Year Award
LION members: Cast your vote by midnight on May 29.
Knight’s new journalism VP: Sustainability depends on community demand (Q&A)
Amalie Nash on the importance of providing the right information, in the right formats, on the platforms people actually use
Applications are now open for the 2026 LION Publishers Sustainability Awards
How (and why) to apply for the only industry awards that celebrate sustainable business models in independent journalism.
Learn more about past LION events
Funders reveal what makes grant applications stand out
Standing-room-only session at the 2025 Summit revealed five tips from philanthropy officers who help decide the fate of funding proposals.
Three takeaways from our 2024 Independent News Sustainability Summit
At the sold-out annual event, publishers shared dozens of tips and tricks; here are three that caught our eye.
3 takeaways from the inaugural Independent News Sustainability Summit
Why we’re still buzzing after our three days together in Austin.