LION Publishers
@lionpubs.bsky.social
Local Independent Online News (LION) Publishers supports independent news entrepreneurs as they build and develop sustainable businesses.
✨ Excited to see the launch of — and be part of — #PressForward and Commoner Co.'s new Journalism Support Exchange (JSX), a searchable database that local newsrooms can use to find tools, resources, and connections to help them build and grow their businesses.
Check out this one-stop shop: jsx.news
Check out this one-stop shop: jsx.news
Journalism Support Exchange
A central resource hub for journalism support organizations
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November 13, 2025 at 8:55 PM
✨ Excited to see the launch of — and be part of — #PressForward and Commoner Co.'s new Journalism Support Exchange (JSX), a searchable database that local newsrooms can use to find tools, resources, and connections to help them build and grow their businesses.
Check out this one-stop shop: jsx.news
Check out this one-stop shop: jsx.news
💯s of surveys, hours, datapoints. One comprehensive look into the state of #localnews businesses...
Our new report, A Roadmap for Local News Sustainability, reveals 21 key indicators for achieving sustainability, plus essential field-level insights. Take a look 👇
lionpublishers.com/sustainabili...
Our new report, A Roadmap for Local News Sustainability, reveals 21 key indicators for achieving sustainability, plus essential field-level insights. Take a look 👇
lionpublishers.com/sustainabili...
2025 Sustainability Audit Report - LION Publishers
A Roadmap for Local News Sustainability Hundreds of surveys, hundreds of hours, hundreds of datapoints. One comprehensive look into the state of local news businesses. Introduction Background & Defini...
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November 12, 2025 at 4:25 PM
💯s of surveys, hours, datapoints. One comprehensive look into the state of #localnews businesses...
Our new report, A Roadmap for Local News Sustainability, reveals 21 key indicators for achieving sustainability, plus essential field-level insights. Take a look 👇
lionpublishers.com/sustainabili...
Our new report, A Roadmap for Local News Sustainability, reveals 21 key indicators for achieving sustainability, plus essential field-level insights. Take a look 👇
lionpublishers.com/sustainabili...
⚠️ Heads up, LION (and @tinynewscollective.bsky.social) members!
If you're thinking about attending our free Virtual Vendor Fair on 11/19, we've already handed out about 1/2 of our tickets. See who's presenting, get registered, and stay tuned for the final agenda: lionpublishers.com/virtual-vend...
If you're thinking about attending our free Virtual Vendor Fair on 11/19, we've already handed out about 1/2 of our tickets. See who's presenting, get registered, and stay tuned for the final agenda: lionpublishers.com/virtual-vend...
October 29, 2025 at 6:24 PM
⚠️ Heads up, LION (and @tinynewscollective.bsky.social) members!
If you're thinking about attending our free Virtual Vendor Fair on 11/19, we've already handed out about 1/2 of our tickets. See who's presenting, get registered, and stay tuned for the final agenda: lionpublishers.com/virtual-vend...
If you're thinking about attending our free Virtual Vendor Fair on 11/19, we've already handed out about 1/2 of our tickets. See who's presenting, get registered, and stay tuned for the final agenda: lionpublishers.com/virtual-vend...
🚀 A common FAQ from our members is how to boost their SEO so more readers can easily find their content.
So we asked our friend @danielpetty.bsky.social to help us help them. He's put together a guide with 7 SEO tips for local publishers. Check it out: lionpublishers.com/7-technical-...
So we asked our friend @danielpetty.bsky.social to help us help them. He's put together a guide with 7 SEO tips for local publishers. Check it out: lionpublishers.com/7-technical-...
7 Technical SEO Essentials for Local Publishers - LION Publishers
LION members and fellow local publishers can improve their SEO ranking and increase readership by following these easy-to-use guidelines.
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October 2, 2025 at 8:51 PM
🚀 A common FAQ from our members is how to boost their SEO so more readers can easily find their content.
So we asked our friend @danielpetty.bsky.social to help us help them. He's put together a guide with 7 SEO tips for local publishers. Check it out: lionpublishers.com/7-technical-...
So we asked our friend @danielpetty.bsky.social to help us help them. He's put together a guide with 7 SEO tips for local publishers. Check it out: lionpublishers.com/7-technical-...
💡 At the 2025 Summit, we heard from @knightfoundation.org's Duc Luu, #PressForward Chicago's Tracy Baim, and @barrfoundation.org's Stefan Lanfer on what makes grant applications stand out. Take a look at these 5 practical tips: lionpublishers.com/funders-reve...
Funders reveal what makes grant applications stand out - LION Publishers
Standing-room-only session at the 2025 Summit revealed five tips from philanthropy officers who help decide the fate of funding proposals.
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September 25, 2025 at 6:55 PM
💡 At the 2025 Summit, we heard from @knightfoundation.org's Duc Luu, #PressForward Chicago's Tracy Baim, and @barrfoundation.org's Stefan Lanfer on what makes grant applications stand out. Take a look at these 5 practical tips: lionpublishers.com/funders-reve...
‼️ Big news: The Boston-based @barrfoundation.org has awarded a $265,000 grant to LION to support recommendations from our Sustainability Audit for up to 40 independent newsrooms in New England. Learn more: lionpublishers.com/lion-to-help...
LION to help 40 New England publishers thanks to Barr Foundation grant - LION Publishers
This $265,000 Barr Foundation grant will support post-Audit tools and resources for up to 40 New England newsrooms.
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September 18, 2025 at 4:51 PM
‼️ Big news: The Boston-based @barrfoundation.org has awarded a $265,000 grant to LION to support recommendations from our Sustainability Audit for up to 40 independent newsrooms in New England. Learn more: lionpublishers.com/lion-to-help...
🏆 👏 21 LION members have been named winners of the 2025 Sustainability Awards! Read about them and their exceptional work: lionpublishers.com/21-lion-memb...
21 LION members have been named winners of the 2025 Sustainability Awards - LION Publishers
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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September 4, 2025 at 3:04 PM
🏆 👏 21 LION members have been named winners of the 2025 Sustainability Awards! Read about them and their exceptional work: lionpublishers.com/21-lion-memb...
💙 Sponsor support makes the 2025 Summit possible, and this year, we’ve added new features and improved existing ones, thanks to our À la Carte sponsors @rjionline.bsky.social, @bluelena.io, @democracyfund.bsky.social, @lenfestinstitute.org, Spot-On, and Flying Comet Games.
See you next week!
See you next week!
August 29, 2025 at 8:51 PM
💙 Sponsor support makes the 2025 Summit possible, and this year, we’ve added new features and improved existing ones, thanks to our À la Carte sponsors @rjionline.bsky.social, @bluelena.io, @democracyfund.bsky.social, @lenfestinstitute.org, Spot-On, and Flying Comet Games.
See you next week!
See you next week!
💫 Shoutout to our incredible Vanguard 2025 Summit sponsors, including AP Fund for Journalism, Broadstreet, Jobcase, Nextdoor, Newspack, Press Forward, and Creative Circle Media Solutions. Most will be joining us in St. Louis next week; last call to join us! lionpublishers.com/summit-2025/
August 26, 2025 at 8:06 PM
💫 Shoutout to our incredible Vanguard 2025 Summit sponsors, including AP Fund for Journalism, Broadstreet, Jobcase, Nextdoor, Newspack, Press Forward, and Creative Circle Media Solutions. Most will be joining us in St. Louis next week; last call to join us! lionpublishers.com/summit-2025/
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St. Louis, here we come! In a couple of weeks @lionpubs.bsky.social's Independent News Sustainability Summit lands, with this slick design available on t-shirts only for in-person attendees...
August 13, 2025 at 5:47 PM
St. Louis, here we come! In a couple of weeks @lionpubs.bsky.social's Independent News Sustainability Summit lands, with this slick design available on t-shirts only for in-person attendees...
✨ We’re thrilled to welcome @knightfoundation.org 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: lionpublishers.com/how-knight-f...
How Knight Foundation helps indie news publishers implement scalable, sustainable business models - LION Publishers
Knight invests in organizations, ideas, and products that help publishers create sustainable, tech-savvy, and audience-focused newsrooms.
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August 13, 2025 at 4:37 PM
✨ We’re thrilled to welcome @knightfoundation.org 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: lionpublishers.com/how-knight-f...
💫 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: lionpublishers.com/summit-2025/...
Let the FOMO set in; you won't want to miss this one!
And now... 🥁 🥁 🥁... we’re excited to reveal our full schedule. Check it out: lionpublishers.com/summit-2025/...
Let the FOMO set in; you won't want to miss this one!
August 7, 2025 at 7:10 PM
💫 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: lionpublishers.com/summit-2025/...
Let the FOMO set in; you won't want to miss this one!
And now... 🥁 🥁 🥁... we’re excited to reveal our full schedule. Check it out: lionpublishers.com/summit-2025/...
Let the FOMO set in; you won't want to miss this one!
🎤 ✨ Can’t wait for this 2025 Summit session covering how our Sustainability Audit drives growth for LIONs, feat. @berkeleyscanner.com, @johnsoncountypost.bsky.social, @shoresides.bsky.social, @newsfromgoogle.bsky.social, and our Audit program expert. Don't miss it: lionpublishers.com/summit-2025/
August 5, 2025 at 6:27 PM
🎤 ✨ Can’t wait for this 2025 Summit session covering how our Sustainability Audit drives growth for LIONs, feat. @berkeleyscanner.com, @johnsoncountypost.bsky.social, @shoresides.bsky.social, @newsfromgoogle.bsky.social, and our Audit program expert. Don't miss it: lionpublishers.com/summit-2025/
💸 Want to save time and bring in more dollars? Of course you do! Find out how 2025 Summit sponsor, @newspack.com, helps local news leaders publish impactful journalism, grow their audiences, and ultimately, increase revenue. lionpublishers.com/how-newspack...
How Newspack helps indie news publishers grow revenue with tailored tech solutions - LION Publishers
Newspack makes it easier for local news leaders to publish impactful journalism, grow their audiences, and ultimately, boost their revenue.
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July 30, 2025 at 3:01 PM
💸 Want to save time and bring in more dollars? Of course you do! Find out how 2025 Summit sponsor, @newspack.com, helps local news leaders publish impactful journalism, grow their audiences, and ultimately, increase revenue. lionpublishers.com/how-newspack...
🎤 ✨ Moving beyond founder leadership is a key 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 success stories and tips from those who've done it. lionpublishers.com/summit-2025/
July 28, 2025 at 8:05 PM
🎤 ✨ Moving beyond founder leadership is a key 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 success stories and tips from those who've done it. lionpublishers.com/summit-2025/
🎤 ✨ 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: lionpublishers.com/summit-2025/
July 24, 2025 at 8:18 PM
🎤 ✨ 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: lionpublishers.com/summit-2025/
💅 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: lionpublishers.com/double-the-d...
Double the data leads to big changes for LION’s Maturity Model for digital publishers - LION Publishers
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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July 24, 2025 at 2:25 PM
💅 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: lionpublishers.com/double-the-d...
🎤 ✨ 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! lionpublishers.com/summit-2025/
July 21, 2025 at 5:59 PM
🎤 ✨ 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! lionpublishers.com/summit-2025/
🚀 Want to boost your audience strategy? 2025 Summit sponsor @bluelena.io's Mariangela Salmeron shares how they help indie publishers turn readers into loyal, long-term supporters (plus, shoutout to LION member Fredericksburg Free Press!): lionpublishers.com/how-bluelena...
How BlueLena helps indie news publishers turn readers into loyal, long-term supporters - LION Publishers
Want to boost your audience strategy? BlueLena’s Mariangela Salmeron shares how they’ve helped LION members master the funnel.
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July 17, 2025 at 1:01 PM
🚀 Want to boost your audience strategy? 2025 Summit sponsor @bluelena.io's Mariangela Salmeron shares how they help indie publishers turn readers into loyal, long-term supporters (plus, shoutout to LION member Fredericksburg Free Press!): lionpublishers.com/how-bluelena...
📣 Excited to share that we're one of 22 projects selected for #PressForward's Open Call on Infrastructure funding; this $1M grant will allow us to provide expert HR and financial consulting services to up to 80 indie news publishers. Learn more: lionpublishers.com/lion-publish...
LION Publishers receives $1 million Press Forward infrastructure grant - LION Publishers
The funding will be used to provide financial and HR support to up to 80 independent newsrooms over three years.
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July 16, 2025 at 9:20 PM
📣 Excited to share that we're one of 22 projects selected for #PressForward's Open Call on Infrastructure funding; this $1M grant will allow us to provide expert HR and financial consulting services to up to 80 indie news publishers. Learn more: lionpublishers.com/lion-publish...
🎤 ✨ 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. Join us in St. Louis: lionpublishers.com/summit-2025/
July 14, 2025 at 2:14 PM
🎤 ✨ 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. Join us in St. Louis: lionpublishers.com/summit-2025/
💡 We're big fans of 2025 Summit sponsor @rjionline.bsky.social, as they've helped many of our members explore new ideas and connect with their communities. Read this Q&A with their director of innovation, Kat Duncan, to learn more: lionpublishers.com/how-rji-help...
How RJI helps indie news publishers pursue meaningful projects that center community - LION Publishers
RJI’s director of innovation, Kat Duncan, shares exciting trends, examples of stellar projects, and what’s next.
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July 9, 2025 at 5:54 PM
💡 We're big fans of 2025 Summit sponsor @rjionline.bsky.social, as they've helped many of our members explore new ideas and connect with their communities. Read this Q&A with their director of innovation, Kat Duncan, to learn more: lionpublishers.com/how-rji-help...
🎤 ✨ 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.bsky.social, @samragland.bsky.social, Ariel Zirulnick, and @adrianalacy.com. Learn more: lionpublishers.com/summit-2025/
June 27, 2025 at 6:02 PM
🎤 ✨ 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.bsky.social, @samragland.bsky.social, Ariel Zirulnick, and @adrianalacy.com. Learn more: lionpublishers.com/summit-2025/
💥 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! lionpublishers.com/meet-the-51-... #LIONAwards25
Meet the 51 finalists for the 2025 LION Sustainability Awards - LION Publishers
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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June 26, 2025 at 1:55 PM
💥 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! lionpublishers.com/meet-the-51-... #LIONAwards25
🎤 ✨ 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. lionpublishers.com/summit-2025/
June 23, 2025 at 8:35 PM
🎤 ✨ 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. lionpublishers.com/summit-2025/