Chris Krewson

Philadelphia

Executive Director at LION Publishers

Exec Director @LIONPubs, co-founder @TinyNewsCo, founding ed @billy_penn, ex @PhillyInquirer. Suburban husband/dad; mildly obsessive about digital journalism.

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‘The real work begins’: What happened after those LION Audits in Kansas - Editor and Publisher

1 week ago | editorandpublisher.com | Chris Krewson

Posted Thursday, June 19, 2025 10:30 am In August 2024, LION Publishers partnered with the Wichita Foundation to offer Sustainability Audits to four news businesses that had received Press Forward Wichita support.
‘The real work begins’: What happened after those LION Audits in Kansas

1 week ago | lionpublishers.com | Chris Krewson

In August 2024, LION Publishers partnered with the Wichita Foundation to offer Sustainability Audits to four news businesses that had received Press Forward Wichita support. The effort was a pilot for LION to test our signature evaluation program in conjunction with another organization’s funding of local news efforts in that region. So, nearly a year later, what was the result of this work?
LION seeks 10 Community Ambassadors for expanded 2025 program

Feb 3, 2025 | lionpublishers.com | Natalie Van Hoozer |Elaine Díaz Rodríguez |Elaine Rodriguez |Chris Krewson

Members regularly tell us that strengthening a sense of community with other independent news entrepreneurs is a key reason they join LION Publishers. That’s why we’re thrilled to announce that applications are now open to become a 2025 LION Community Ambassador. We’re seeking up to 10 individuals from LION member organizations to lead facilitated peer groups.
Canadian coaches wanted: Apply by Feb 21 to help LION support indie publishers

Jan 31, 2025 | lionpublishers.com | Elaine Díaz Rodríguez |Elaine Rodriguez |Chris Krewson

If you’re a Canadian media leader with deep business or audience experience and want to help other Canadian newsrooms through coaching, apply for LION Publishers’ new training program in partnership with Blue Engine Collaborative. We will select up to 10 participants for a short, virtual course focused on sharpening your coaching skills in key areas of need for Canadian LION members, with support from the Google News Initiative.
LION Publishers’ impact report recaps busy 2024, outlines plans for a big 2025

Jan 29, 2025 | lionpublishers.com | Chris Krewson |Elaine Díaz Rodríguez |Elaine Rodriguez

Communities need local independent news. At LION Publishers, we’ve consistently championed this, but as 2024 progressed, the need became increasingly recognized. We witnessed it when many of our members helped their neighbors navigate a contentious and critical U.S. election season; publishers provided comprehensive election guides, hosted events with local candidates and elected officials, facilitated voter registration, and more.
LION members now have free access to new AI-powered tools from Rolli

Oct 25, 2024 | lionpublishers.com | Sarah Lim |Chris Krewson

LION Publishers is pleased to announce a new partnership with Rolli, which will provide all LION members with free access to Rolli’s platform, including its suite of AI-powered tools designed to support efficient newsgathering and accurate reporting. This suite of tools can empower journalists to work more efficiently, meet tight deadlines, discover diverse experts who are vetted for their platform, and track and challenge disinformation.
How our 2024 member survey is informing programming and benefits

Oct 23, 2024 | lionpublishers.com | Sarah Lim |Chris Krewson

News entrepreneurs who join LION Publishers have a vision for their business. To achieve those goals, they must make countless decisions, from how to define their work in a mission statement to which payment platform to use for donations or subscriptions. It’s hard work and often lonely, but LION aims to help our members navigate those choices and learn from other business owners on a similar path.
10 things I’ve learned about independent publishing since launching Billy Penn in 2014

Oct 22, 2024 | lionpublishers.com | Chris Krewson |Dylan Sanchez |Anna Orso

Ten years ago, I was preparing to launch a local, independent online news business aimed at a target audience that wasn’t served by traditional media. The site we launched, Billy Penn, would win national praise, and our parent company, Spirited Media, would raise money and encompass branches in two other cities before we sold our three sites to new owners — after confronting the hard reality that our organization was not independently sustainable.
Techdirt Podcast Episode 398: Link Taxes Won’t Save Journalism

Jul 17, 2024 | techdirt.com | Leigh Beadon |Chris Krewson |Cathy Gellis

A few weeks ago, Mike was the moderator on a panel hosted by CCIA all about link taxes — the various problematic efforts around the world to force internet companies to pay media outlets for sending them traffic. The panel featured Public Knowledge Policy Director Lisa Macpherson, Lion Publishers Executive Director Chris Krewson, and lawyer Cathy Gellis who we regularly work with here at Techdirt. You can listen to the whole discussion here on this week’s episode of the podcast.
LION is hiring a Development Director!

Mar 21, 2024 | lionpublishers.com | Chloe Kizer |Anika Anand |Chris Krewson

Status: Full-time exempt (not eligible for overtime), with 90-day introductory period (see details below)Reports to: Executive DirectorLocation: Remote within USACompensation: $130-140K, eligible for benefits (see details below)Job SummaryOver the past four years, LION has grown its membership by 168 percent and grown our ambitions in how we can best help our members’ news businesses reach sustainability.