Resources
Want to launch a news startup? Here are some ways to get started. LION Publishers (LION): Sign up for our
Want to launch a news startup? Here are some ways to get started.
LION Publishers (LION):
- Sign up for our weekly email for news entrepreneurs.
- Request to join our News Entrepreneurs Slack community.
- Apply to become a LION aspiring entrepreneur member, which includes benefits like members-only programming and a private community with other independent news entrepreneur members. Aspiring entrepreneur members only pay $50 for a yearlong membership, and after that year, can apply to become a LION member.
- Learn more about our Tiny News Collective initiative.
- Check out the graduates of our inaugural 2020 Google News Initiative Startups Boot Camp, and keep an eye out for 2021 applications.
Playbooks and Resources
- Read the INN Startup Guide
- Sign up for Indiegraf’s weekly newsletter.
- Playbook for Starting a Local Nonprofit News Outlet by News Revenue Hub/Shorenstein Center
Info sessions
- Sign up for INN Info Sessions for Startups
Training programs
- Keep an eye out for applications for their Springboard program
- Keep an eye out for AAJA’s Catalyst program applications.
- Apply to the next cycle of the Entrepreneurial Journalism Creators Program
Sign up for the weekly newsletter
Join the LION mailing list to get our weekly roundup of opportunities and resources for news entrepreneurs. View our most recent issues.
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