Christian Monterrosa

Oct 3, 2023 | lionpublishers.com | Hayley Milloy |Christian Monterrosa |Stephanie Snyder |Lisa Heyamoto

LION Publishers is thrilled to recognize 36 independent news businesses as winners of the 2023 LION Local Journalism Awards, presented by The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and the Carol Oppenheim & Jerome Lamet Charitable Fund. The LION Awards recognize excellence and transformational impact in 10 award categories focused on our pillars of sustainability — operational resilience, financial health, and journalistic impact.

Oct 2, 2023 | lionpublishers.com | Christian Monterrosa |Stephanie Snyder |Lisa Heyamoto |Andrew Rockway

The local news industry is at an inflection point. More people want to run local independent news businesses. The number of local independent news organizations has grown by six times over the last decade and we’ve seen a 168 percent increase in the number of LION members since 2019. And more people want to support local journalism.

Oct 2, 2023 | lionpublishers.com | Hayley Milloy |Christian Monterrosa |Stephanie Snyder |Lisa Heyamoto

We, at LION Publishers, know that the path to successfully launch, build and grow an independent news organization is far from easy. We also know that individuals with specific and intersectional identities face significant institutional barriers to access the capital, networks and other resources to run a successful startup.

Sep 20, 2023 | lionpublishers.com | Christian Monterrosa |Stephanie Snyder |Lisa Heyamoto |Andrew Rockway

LION Publishers is thrilled to announce the launch of our community ambassador program with the selection of 24 independent news leaders across the United States. From September to November 2023, LION’s community ambassadors will reach out to local independent news organizations in their assigned region as a part of Project Oasis, an initiative to map the growing digital, local, independent media landscape.