Website review lionpublishers.com
LION Publishers: Local Independent Online News
Generated on March 16 2026 00:43 AM
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LION Publishers: Local Independent Online News
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Description
LION Publishers is a professional association for local independent news publishers in the U.S. and Canada.
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| Property | Content |
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| locale | en_US |
| type | website |
| title | LION Publishers: Local Independent Online News |
| description | LION Publishers is a professional association for local independent news publishers in the U.S. and Canada. |
| url | https://lionpublishers.com/ |
| site_name | LION Publishers |
| image | https://lionpublishers.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/lion-hero.png |
| image:width | 1640 |
| image:height | 924 |
| image:type | image/png |
Headings
| H1 | H2 | H3 | H4 | H5 | H6 |
| 1 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
- [H1] Creating and supporting independent news entrepreneurs
- [H2] Weekly tip sheet on independent news
- [H2] Meet our members
- [H2] What we offer
- [H2] Why members value LION
- [H2] We couldn't do it without you
- [H3] Open call for speakers, facilitators: Share your expertise at the 2026 Independent News Sustainability Summit
- [H3] Apply to judge the 2026 LION Publishers Sustainability Awards
- [H3] Tiny News Collective offers discounted fiscal sponsorship to LION members
- [H3] Padma Umakanthan joins LION Publishers as our Finance Manager
- [H3] LION seeks 40 nonprofit local publishers who need HR and financial management support
- [H3] LION announces 15 members selected for Growth Grants
- [H3] Philanthropy overtakes advertising as most common revenue stream for LIONs
- [H3] 10 Takeaways from LION’s 2025 Peer Learning Groups
- [H3] LION, Press Forward partner for grantee sustainability program
- [H3] Apply for LION’s second Sustainability 360 program cohort
- [H3] Audience research first-timers: Making the case to (finally) prioritize that reader survey
- [H3] The Florida publisher earning nearly $100k/year from readers
- [H3] BoiseDev’s winning secret to selling newsletter ads: Only local news, only local ads
- [H3] How The Bedford Citizen prioritized its internal operations to pursue revenue growth and avoid burnout
- [H3] How The Lansing Journal grew recurring reader revenue by 20%
- [H3] 2PuntosPlatform created a first-ever fundraising campaign through the LION/GNI Sustainability Lab
- [H3] Reimagining Client Services and Products to Achieve Funding Goals
- [H3] Evolving a Project Into Full-Fledged Media Business
- [H3] Community
- [H3] Recognition
- [H3] Education
- [H3] Events
- [H3] Funding
- [H3] Support
- [H5] THE LATEST FROM LION
- [H5] NEWSLETTER
- [H5] MEMBERS
- [H5] MEMBER BENEFITS
- [H5] MEMBER TESTIMONIALS
- [H5] FUNDERS AND PARTNERS
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In-page links
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| Anchor | Type | Juice |
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| Skip to content | Internal | Passing Juice |
| News | Internal | Passing Juice |
| News Guest Podcast | External | Passing Juice |
| Learn | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Sustainability Audits | Internal | Passing Juice |
| 2025 Sustainability Audit Report | Internal | Passing Juice |
| News Entrepreneur Academy | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Journalism Support Organizations | Internal | Passing Juice |
| About Us | Internal | Passing Juice |
| 2025 Impact Report | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Five-Year Strategic Growth Plan | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Policy Platform | Internal | Passing Juice |
| LION Members | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Board of Directors | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Team | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Careers with LION | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Governance and Financials | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Member Portal | External | Passing Juice |
| Slack Community | Internal | Passing Juice |
| LION Sustainability Awards | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Code of Conduct | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Search | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Donate | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Join | Internal | Passing Juice |
| View our most recent issues | External | Passing Juice |
| Flint Beat | External | Passing Juice |
| The Objective | External | Passing Juice |
| Auburn Examiner | External | Passing Juice |
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| Home | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Terms of service | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Contact | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Terms | Internal | Passing Juice |
SEO Keywords
Keywords Cloud
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Domain : lionpublishers.com
Length : 18
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Encoding
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W3C Validity
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Warnings : 0
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