Articles by Dylan Sanchez
El tiempo de los discursos ha terminado: la urgencia de actuar frente a la crisis climática
Publicado el El cambio climático se ha consolidado como una de las principales preocupaciones entre la juventud, aunque sigue existiendo una brecha entre la preocupación y la acción Llevamos años viendo cómo los medios de comunicación tratan de visibilizar tímidamente lo que llevamos años advirtiendo: el cambio climático ya no es un enemigo invisible y desconocido, sino una realidad peligrosa que ya estamos viviendo.
LION data shows centering audience grows publisher revenue
Building news products that resonate with an audience and contribute to a healthy revenue mix requires audience engagement. But how critical is it, really? We looked at nearly 400 Sustainability Audit records from the past 10 months to see how various types of audience engagement relate to audience size and revenue growth. Investing in getting to know your audience and using that data to set strategy is an investment in your news business’s sustainability.
Philanthropy overtakes advertising as most common revenue stream for LIONs - Editor and Publisher
Posted Thursday, December 11, 2025 9:23 am As philanthropic funding at the national and local levels is on the rise, as seen by the over $400 million distributed to local newsrooms by Press Forward, LION members are leaning into philanthropy and cultivating audience-supported revenue. ... Over the last couple of years, we’ve seen philanthropy and community-driven revenue streams play a more important role in revenue strategies for both for-profit and nonprofit newsrooms.
Philanthropy overtakes advertising as most common revenue stream for LIONs
As philanthropic funding at the national and local levels is on the rise, as seen by the over $400 million distributed to local newsrooms by Press Forward, LION members are leaning into philanthropy and cultivating audience-supported revenue. In 2025, LION collected business data from over 300 local, independent newsrooms across the U.S. and Canada. Here’s what we’re seeing around local newsroom revenue strategies in 2025: Breakdown of revenue streams across all LION members in 2025.
10 things I’ve learned about independent publishing since launching Billy Penn in 2014
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.
85 LIONs to receive funding from Press Forward’s first Open Call
Most of these publications will receive $100,000 in general operating support over two years. October 16, 2024 by LION Publishers It’s official: Press Forward’s Open Call has released its first round of recipients, the majority receiving $100,000 each over two years, and the number of funded organizations is twice the planned size. Overall, 205 newsrooms will receive more than $20M, and among them are 85 LION members.
LION member revenue is up as more people directly support local news
Our nearly 600 members continue to grow and diversify their business models, revenue streams, products, and annual revenue. October 16, 2024 by Dylan Sanchez As LION Publishers continues to grow, we are tracking reported changes for our members year over year and using this macro view to better understand emerging trends in the local news ecosystem.
Social is down, newsletters are up: How audiences are finding LIONs in 2024 - Editor and Publisher
Posted Friday, July 19, 2024 11:30 am Publishers have seen changes to the makeup of their traffic accelerate as social media and search priorities shift, and legislation (or proposed legislation) prompts tech companies to pull back from news. The decline in referral traffic will likely lead to more direct engagement by publishers with their audiences.
AI adoption: How Lede AI helps small publishers quickly generate content readers love
Lede AI is a Community Sponsor of the 2024 Independent News Sustainability Summit. LION is profiling all Summit sponsors with a Q&A to help members learn more about their work. Learn more about how to become a Summit sponsor. Hayley Milloy, LION Publishers: What is your 30-second elevator pitch (or 75-word pitch) to a LION member on what Lede AI does?
Social is down, newsletters are up: How audiences are finding LIONs in 2024
Publishers have seen changes to the makeup of their traffic accelerate as social media and search priorities shift, and legislation (or proposed legislation) prompts tech companies to pull back from news. The decline in referral traffic will likely lead to more direct engagement by publishers with their audiences. In this quick spotlight, we take a high-level look at data from the LION Sustainability Audits program to see how LION members appear to be adapting to reach their audiences.
2024 LION Sustainability Awards finalists revealed
LION Publishers is excited to announce that 56 entries from a total of 40 organizations have been recognized as finalists for the 2024 LION Sustainability Awards. This year, we rebranded our sixth annual awards from the LION Local Journalism Awards to the LION Sustainability Awards. That’s because, at the LION Awards, we don’t just celebrate outstanding local journalism; we celebrate sustainable journalism built to last longer than one story or impactful series.
38 LION members selected for Sustainability Audit’s 2023 September-November cycle
We’re excited to announce the next 38 LION members participating in the GNI LION Sustainability Audits and Funding program, which helps independent news businesses identify and overcome barriers to reaching sustainability. So far, 137 LION members have participated in the program, receiving funding and an action plan tailored to their organizational goals.
Adding more staff isn’t the only way to lessen your workload - Editor and Publisher
It’s no surprise that one of our members’ most common challenges is an unsustainable workload. What may be surprising is this: While hiring additional staff can certainly alleviate some strain on a small team, independent news businesses that experience sustainable workloads are more likely to have more well-established operational and financial processes in place despite usually being smaller and younger.
Adding more staff isn’t the only way to lessen your workload
It’s no surprise that one of our members’ most common challenges is an unsustainable workload. What may be surprising is this: While hiring additional staff can certainly alleviate some strain on a small team, independent news businesses that experience sustainable workloads are more likely to have more well-established operational and financial processes in place despite usually being smaller and younger.
Influxer signs agreement with Javelina athletes
Athletics introduces NIL deal to athletes exas A&M University-Kingsville has officially integrated their athletes getting paid along with the experience of playing a sport here at the university. The sports merchandise company Influxer came to speak to the student-athletes about NIL deals this spring and now, dozens of Javelinas have signed to Influxer, being the first Division II school to partner with the company.
Graduation makes the air harder to breathe
Graduation for me brings uncertainty to the future in many aspects. The future is coming up on everyone who is graduating in the spring and the summer, and it is that feeling of “now what?” that can really stop you in your tracks. We’ve all spent four or more years reaching this goal while studying for exams, tests, presentations and late-night labs to get to this place in our life.
Salinas marks West Georgia as week two opponent
Wolves coming to South Texas The Javelinas now have a full 2023 schedule for the fall. The 11-game regular season schedule for the Javelinas have the team slated for five home games at Pepsi Field at Javelina Stadium and the first home game of the season will be against nationally ranked opponent West Georgia at 7 p.m. on Sept. 9. The Wolves finished the 2022 season with an 8-2 record and ended the season ranked No. 19 in the AFCA Coaches Poll.
Javelina Tennis eyeing conference opponents
Wollenzien and company prepare for conference play The 2023 season for the women’s tennis team here in Kingsville has gotten off to a promising start under Head Coach Autumn Wollenzien, starting out the season 4-3, 1-1 in conference.
Why is it important to always move forward?
The world keeps spinning Sometimes, life gives you obstacles that are inevitable and cannot be avoided. For some who are fortunate, these obstacles are just bumps in the road on the way to a bigger goal yet to come. For those who aren’t so fortunate, it can bring a world of hurt and spiral so out of control you will always feel like you are spinning. The world is not kind to those who are not ready, and, in a way, it feeds off the fear of those who can’t overcome.
New head coach for lady hogs
Doug Eastman new leader of the softball team The Javelina Athletic Department has named former minor league MVP and former head coach of Yavapai College Doug Eastman the new head coach of the Javelina Softball team. This decision comes off the departure of coach Craig Nicholson, and now the tenure of Eastman will kick off in February 2023. “I could not be more excited to be here to lead the Javelina Charge,” Coach Eastman said.
Clear bag policy at TAMUK
TAMUK prohibits non-clear bags at athletic events The fall semester has begun and fall sports are back here at TAMUK. New rules and regulations were set at the beginning of the 2022-2023 fall season for all sports including new clear bag policy. These guidelines limit the size of your bag and the type of bag you bring into Javelina Stadium or any athletic venue at the university. Athletic Director Steve Roach said the policy is about safety.
Javelinas take down the Lions
Wollenzien takes the tennis team on the road The Lady Hogs on the tennis court went on a long road trip this past week which took them through Oklahoma in a loss to Cameron University and ending in a matchup between the Javelinas and the Lions of Arkansas-Fort Smith.
Super Bowl Preview
This year’s Super Bowl duel will be between the revived Matthew Stafford and the Los Angeles Rams and one of this generation’s new top 5 quarterbacks, Joe Burrow, and the Cincinnati Bengals. This is by far an outcome not seen in the future of the NFL. A Super Bowl with no Tom Brady nor Patrick Mahomes, but a matchup between two unlikely quarterbacks and one team who was 28th in preseason polls.
Business trip to Houston
Arkansas Tech Winter Invitational 2022 will start in the big city of Houston in the Arkansas Tech Winter Invitational for this year’s softball team led by fifth year head coach Craig Nicholson and staff. After finishing sixth in the conference last season, and winning 64 percent of their games, Coach Nicholson has a roster set up of a mix of all classifications ready to bat up for the three-day trip starting Feb. 4.
Double Header Season Opener
Javelinas take on the Aggies in Lawton, Oklahoma This year’s Javelina baseball team will take the field against Cameron University to start the season in a double header on Feb. 5 at Nolan Ryan Field. The Lone Star Conference (LSC) has the Javelinas finishing fourth in the 13-team conference this season after finishing third a year ago. Last year, the season series between Cameron University was 2-1 in favor of the Javelinas in Oklahoma.
Garza earns LSC Special team’s player of the week
On a weekend where the season hung in the balance, the Javelinas needed a kicker and Gilbert Garza was the one called upon by Coach Michael Salinas. In Odessa, Texas, where the Hogs took on the University of Texas-Permian Basin on Nov. 6, Garza ended the game with 17 points, leading the Hogs to a 29-22 victory over the Falcons. Those 17 points scored by Garza were the most in school history, breaking a 36-year-old record held by Walter Rule since Nov. 2, 1985.
Dylan Sanchez - The South Texan
As the Texas A&M University-Kingsville volleyball team returned home this past weekend, they looked to get back in the win column after two tough defeats the weekend prior. The Javelinas were somewhat successful in… View More Javalinas return home from road trip. Javelinas return to Pepsi Field A home crowd will be welcomed back into Javelina Stadium this fall after a tough year from COVID-19.
Javalinas return home from road trip.
As the Texas A&M University-Kingsville volleyball team returned home this past weekend, they looked to get back in the win column after two tough defeats the weekend prior. The Javelinas were somewhat successful in this task by defeating Western New Mexico by a score 3-0 this past Friday, but they could not keep it going against UT Permian Basin losing by a score of 3-0. The teams overall record is now 12-5 with a 6-5 record in conference.
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