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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

August 1, 2017

2017 LION Summit will feature boot camp for new local online news publishers

Here’s a first look at the lineup for LION’s annual summit Oct. 26-28 in Chicago, which will feature an expanded program tackling revenue, technology, audience development, legal concerns and journalism challenges for local independent online news publishers.
New this year will be a special “boot camp” for new publishers and idea-stage local news entrepreneurs.

By LION Publishers

October 6, 2016

What local independent online news publishers should keep in mind when choosing a CMS

Wordpress may be the most widely used web content management system, or CMS, when it comes to small independent websites, but it’s not the only option out there, as we heard at the LION Publishers 2016 Summit Friday afternoon during a roundtable with David Sutton of TownNews (which offers its proprietary BLOX software), Joe Hyde of San Angelo Live (a Drupal disciple), David Walsh of Walsh Creative (a WordPress design house), Steve Ludwig of BIGRMedia (which offers its own platform), and Travis Smith of HOP Studios (an ExpressionEngine design house).

By LION Publishers

October 6, 2016

Photos: 2016 LION Summit

A few scenes from the 2016 conference of Local Independent Online News Publishers.

By Dylan Smith

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