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Local Independent Online News (LION) Publishers supports independent news entrepreneurs as they build and develop sustainable businesses.
Joined June 2012
🏆 👏 21 LION members have been named winners of the 2025 Sustainability Awards! Read about them and their exceptional work:
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We honored all 51 finalists and announced the winners of the seventh annual LION Publishers Sustainability Awards at our ceremony in St. Louis.
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✨ We’re thrilled to welcome @knightfdn back as a sponsor of our 2025 Summit! We spoke with Marisa Kwiatkowski, director for the journalism program, to learn more about how they make essential tools more accessible to independent publishers. Read the Q&A:
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Knight invests in organizations, ideas, and products that help publishers create sustainable, tech-savvy, and audience-focused newsrooms.
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💫 Fewer than 85 tickets remain for the 2025 Summit, and only about 50 are still up for grabs for the LION Awards. And now... 🥁 🥁 ... we’re excited to reveal our full schedule. Check it out: https://t.co/UzZICcR9af Let the FOMO set in; you won't want to miss this one!
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💸 Want to save time and bring in more dollars? Of course you do! Find out how 2025 Summit sponsor, @NewspackPub, helps #localnews leaders publish impactful #journalism, grow their audiences, and ultimately, increase revenue.
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Newspack makes it easier for local news leaders to publish impactful journalism, grow their audiences, and ultimately, boost their revenue.
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🔊 ✨ Moving beyond founder leadership is a milestone for newsrooms. In the 2025 Summit session, "What it takes to transition (successfully!) from a founder-led news outlet to next-gen leadership," you'll hear stories and tips from those who've done it. https://t.co/KwWPZpb69I
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🔊✨ During our 2025 Summit opening keynote, you’ll hear firsthand how LION members used #PressForward grants to strategically grow their businesses; join us in St. Louis: https://t.co/1jUUsXVIUJ
@ConectaArizona @Ethiopique202 @baltbeat
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💅 We first shared our Maturity Model for #independentnews publishers in 2023 after delivering 200 Sustainability Audits. Now, 450 Audits in, aka armed with more than twice as much data, we've given our model a glow-up:
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Independent news publishers can use this data-informed model to assess their progress as they work to develop more sustainable businesses.
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🔊✨ Who said work can’t be fun? At the 2025 Summit, we’ll hear from these news leaders during “Four practical ways to amplify joy and impact through community engagement,” featuring real-life (and replicable!) examples that got results. Join us! https://t.co/KwWPZpb69I
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🚀 Want to boost your audience strategy? 2025 Summit sponsor BlueLena's Mariangela Salmeron shares how they help indie publishers turn readers into loyal, long-term supporters (plus, shoutout to LION member Fredericksburg Free Press!):
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Want to boost your audience strategy? BlueLena’s Mariangela Salmeron shares how they’ve helped LION members master the funnel.
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Honored and thrilled that @LIONPubs is one of 22 grantees in Press Forward's Open Call for Infrastructure projects:
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The funding will be used to provide financial and HR support to up to 80 independent newsrooms over three years.
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🔊✨ News entrepreneurs without experience selling advertising often don’t know where to start, and during this 2025 Summit session, these news leaders will share valuable strategies and tips to help you take the first (and subsequent!) steps. Register: https://t.co/1jUUsXVIUJ
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🔊✨ Want to start working with influencers? At the 2025 Summit, you’ll have the chance to participate in a practical workshop on this hot topic, led by @phillydesign, @azirulnick, @adrianalacyco, and API's Sam Ragland. Don't miss it! https://t.co/KwWPZpb69I
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💥 We're thrilled to announce that 51 member organizations are finalists for the 2025 LION Sustainability Awards! Check out our list of outstanding publishers and plan to join us in St. Louis this September for the big celebration! https://t.co/P4RLDXm4EG
#LIONAwards25
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Winners will be announced live, in person, at the LION Awards Ceremony & Dinner on Wednesday, September 3, in St. Louis, Missouri.
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🔊✨ Many news orgs aim to be more inclusive, but genuine allyship goes beyond surface-level representation. At the 2025 Summit, these news leaders will share real-world examples and strategies to help you integrate allyship into your own organization. https://t.co/KwWPZpb69I
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👀 If you’re seeing this, consider this your sign to secure your spot at the 2025 Summit. ✨ 95% of last year's participants said they'd attend again, thanks to stellar educational sessions, ample networking opportunities, and our LION Awards. Join us: https://t.co/KwWPZpb69I
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🔊✨ Organizational change can bring up *big feelings* within teams. At the 2025 Summit, @theSCLocal's Kara Meyberg Guzman and @Documentedny's Mazin Sidahmed will share candid insights on how to support your newsroom through major transformation. Join us: https://t.co/KwWPZpb69I
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🤩 Meet the 7 nominees for our 2025 Community Member of the Year Award –– and if you're a LION member, cast your vote by 6/23 at 5 p.m. PT! @HaitianTimes_ @Newsberg_ @DallasVoice @ConectaArizona @burlingtonbuzz @palmspringspost @Borderless_Mag
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Voting is now open for LION members to recognize a peer who exemplifies our core values as LION’s 2025 Community Member of the Year.
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⏰LAST CALL: Today is the deadline to apply for our expanded Sustainability 360 program! We’re seeking 40 LION member newsrooms to receive a year of free, expert support. Interested? Apply by 8 p.m. ET:
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Sustainability 360 participants receive a mix of coaching, consulting, and peer support to help them reach the next stage of sustainability.
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🔊✨ It’s not easy to play digital defense these days, but there are ways to help protect your stories, sources, and safety online. Discover how during this 2025 Summit session with local news/tech experts Anne Galloway and Stacey Peters. Register: https://t.co/1jUUsXVIUJ
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🔊✨ In 2021, @CardinalNewsVA launched with $300k and 3 staff. Now, they're a $1.8M, 20-person newsroom. During this 2025 Summit session, “Your budget tells a story: Make it a good one,” they'll share how to use your budget to power your vision. Sign up: https://t.co/KwWPZpb69I
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