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Chris Krewson

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As seen in: LION Publishers, LinkedIn, Medium, The Hollywood Reporter, Nieman Lab, Techdirt, Billy Penn, Editor & Publisher, Digital Content Next, American Affairs, The Incline
Exec Director @LIONPubs, co-founder @TinyNewsCo, founding ed @billy_penn, ex @PhillyInquirer. Suburban husband/dad; mildly obsessive about digital journalism.

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Why LION is getting out of the big-conference business (for now)

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By Chris Krewson
| LION Publishers
It was the open secret of this year’s Independent News Sustainability Summit, LION’s signature big, in-person event – which, this year, unfolded in an unseasonably warm San Diego. “Have you heard this is the last LION Summit?” And yes, instead of announcing next year’s location in the conference’s closing remarks, as we did last year to attendees in St. Louis, I did make the following allowance: “We can’t run an unsustainable Sustainability Summit.
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3 big risks catch up with some indie publishers in 2026

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By Chris Krewson
| Nieman Lab Verified
3 big risks catch up with some indie publishers in 2026 “These emerging publishers need to learn how to properly manage risk for their businesses. The data shows us that, by and large, many don’t do that right now.” 3-big-risks-catch-up-with-some-indie-publishers-in Our work delving into the businesses of independent news publishers through LION’s Sustainability Audits has given us a unique window into the operations of more than 500 newsrooms across the country.
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‘The real work begins’: What happened after those LION Audits in Kansas - Editor and Publisher

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By Chris Krewson
| Editor & Publisher Verified
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 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?
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