Chris Krewson
@ckrewson.bsky.social
Executive Director, LION Publishers. Suburban husband and father. Into digital local news.
Gov. Gavin Newsom is signing the bill that provides tax credits for journalism jobs in California; this is going to be a Big Deal. Proud of @lionpubs.bsky.social for advocating for this and for @rebuildlocalnews.bsky.social for leading the charge on it. www.youtube.com/live/PDLAoU7...
Governor Newsom Signs Legislation & Speaks with Media
YouTube video by California Governor Gavin Newsom
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I didn't know that Chatham Asset Management, owner of the just-gutted McClatchy, was under a consent decree for securities trading issues. via @dicktofel.bsky.social dicktofel.substack.com/p/mcclatchy-...
McClatchy, Cutting Newsrooms, Says the Quiet Part Out Loud
A timely reminder of where hedge fund ownership is leading
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The Ted Lasso homage this week to one of the greatest movies ever made... really hit me hard. Trying really hard not to spoil it but IYKYK.
A new essay from @RSI makes several crucial points about who really benefits if the @nytimes and vulture capitalists Alden Global Capital win their big lawsuit over AI training. Hint: it ain't local news. www.rstreet.org/commentary/...
Local News Could Lose in The New York Times vs. OpenAI Case - R Street Institute
In a statement of interest filed recently in the case between The New York Times and OpenAI, the Department of Justice urged the court to reject the Times’ argument that training artificial intelligence (AI) models on copyrighted works is itself copyright infringement. If the court allows these broad copyright claims to proceed, there could be...
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A couple of years ago, our TV was on the fritz and one of the spots we hit for a replacement was Wal-Mart. Which, next to the TVs, has a section with ring lights and mixers and microphones and sound boards labeled 'Creators'. Everything you need to disrupt an industry and start earning, right there.
Will Stancil@whstancil.bsky.social · last mo.The reason the iPhone has caused the global surge in far-right populism is because ultimately, the cause is the falling cost in PUBLISHING. Smartphones democratized internet and computer access. For a small fee, anyone on the globe can produce media, view media, and publish to a global audience.
I used to take pride in the headlines I wrote. If I could I'd buy whoever is responsible for this gem a drink: www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
Man Toasting with Champagne
ALT: Man Toasting with Champagne
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Open Source Investigative Journalists, put this on your calendar: Oct. 9-10 in Los Angeles. USC's second Open Source Journalism Conference. @henkvaness.bsky.social @noupside.bsky.social
Annual Open Source Journalism Conference – Join us in Los Angeles for the second annual Open Source Journalism Conference on October 9 and 10, 2026!
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Rebuild Local News has released the Community News Fellowships Act, a model law that helps states rebuild local reporting capacity by creating a program that places trained journalists in local newsrooms and expands community coverage. Learn more: www.rebuildlocalnews.org/solutions/mo...
Community News Fellowships
Best practices for creating a community news fellowships program that bolsters reporting capacity and increases coverage of local issues.
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BREAKING: LeBron James is signing with the Philadelphia 76ers on a two-year, $8 million deal with a player option, Klutch Sports Group and Klutch CEO and Game Over show host Rich Paul tells ESPN.
Our Paying the Watchdogs research found NJ journalists earning salaries that don't match the state's cost of living. Same burnout and financial-health strain LION's dashboard is now tracking across indie newsrooms nationally.
LION Publishers@lionpubs.bsky.social · 3mo ago📣 💥 ‼️ The most comprehensive, up-to-date, and publicly available data on #indienews orgs is now at your fingertips… Introducing our Sustainability Audit Dashboard, an interactive, quarterly updated tool that helps you gain actionable insights into the ecosystem: lionpublishers.com/audit-dashbo...
Could not be more excited to present the @lionpubs.bsky.social Sustainability Audit Dashboard -- featuring info from more than 400 news businesses since last June: lionpublishers.com/audit-dashbo...
Audit Dashboard - LION Publishers
The LION Publishers Sustainability Audit Dashboard is an interactive, real-time tool that consolidates key data from the LION Audit.
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💥 In our latest round of LION Sustainability Audit data analysis, we reached an exciting conclusion: We know what real progress toward sustainability looks like for news businesses. It’s called the “Sustaining” stage in our updated maturity model – check it out: lionpublishers.com/trove-of-lio...
Trove of LION Audit data reveals what a 'Sustaining' news business looks like in 2026 - LION Publishers
More than 400 local news businesses later, we’ve adjusted our maturity model to better reflect resiliency in the sector.
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Our own Cassandra Etienne was one of the 51 volunteer judges who read all 232 LION submissions this year. These finalists are a good gauge of what's actually working in local news business models right now.
LION Publishers@lionpubs.bsky.social · 3mo ago✨ 🏆 ✨ It's official: 45 LION members are finalists for our 2026 LION Sustainability Awards. Our 51 volunteer judges were blown away by the quality of the submissions. (They reviewed a whopping 232!) See for yourself, and join us in San Diego to celebrate: lionpublishers.com/meet-the-45-...
✨ 🏆 ✨ It's official: 45 LION members are finalists for our 2026 LION Sustainability Awards. Our 51 volunteer judges were blown away by the quality of the submissions. (They reviewed a whopping 232!) See for yourself, and join us in San Diego to celebrate: lionpublishers.com/meet-the-45-...
Meet the 45 finalists for the 2026 LION Sustainability Awards - LION Publishers
We received 232 submissions, and 58 are up for awards across 10 categories aligned with our pillars of news business sustainability.
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RIP Philly dot com, the current redirect to Inquirer dot com.
Soren Spicknall@sorenspicknall.bsky.social · 3mo agoInteresting news in the Everything Old Is New Again department: Chicago Public Media is relaunching Chicago.com. Originally registered by programmer Karl L. Swartz and run as a hobby, it was turned into a business by Josh Metnick for many years and then acquired by Wrapports, then donated to CCT.
We cannot build the next generation of public-interest media by asking each sector to fight alone. The future of publicly funded media must be broader than public broadcasting as we’ve known it, and broader than local journalism as an industry category. www.freepress.net/blog/future-...
Building a Bigger Vision for Publicly Funded Media
In a media environment flooded with AI-generated content, the need for accurate and trustworthy information has never been greater.
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DEVELOPING: It does appear that DOJ and DOI might be working overtime to be able to take action against the slavery materials at the President's House in Philadelphia before July 4. Information follows ...
Thanks to everyone in New Jersey who contacted their legislators and the governor to restore funding for the Civic Information Consortium! www.freepress.net/news/new-jer...
New Jersey Lawmakers Restore Funding for the Civic Information Consortium
"While this restoration of funding is critical, the crisis facing news and information in New Jersey remains a significant and serious challenge for residents across the state," says Free Press Action...
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On October 9 i will definitely be in a theater for this. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gM4L...
THE SOCIAL RECKONING – Official Teaser Trailer (HD)
YouTube video by Sony Pictures Entertainment
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"Willingness to pay in attention is really different than willingness to pay in dollars." - @joshuabenton.com at Nieman www.niemanlab.org/2026/06/what...
What kind of stories are best at turning local news readers into subscribers? It’s hard news, not the soft stuff
An analysis of billions of visits to a metro newspaper's website finds that entertainment and sports stories might generate lots of pageviews, but it's topics like government, transportation, and heal...
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If you didn’t know the magazine, would you think this was a positive or negative story
There are days when I miss being an editor. I loved writing headlines. Whoever did this, I hope they took the rest of the day off.
Today's must-read. Truly captures a lot of where today's audiences are, and have been heading for a few years now. www.niemanlab.org/2026/05/crea...
Creator journalism is the most disruptive shift the news industry has seen, ex-BBC News head says
"This is not just another technology-enabled stage in a story of media progress. What we're witnessing is the wholesale shift from one information ecosystem to another."
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Every time Matt Damon takes on a period role he ends up looking like a third baseman for the Phillies.
“Others have taken to the written platforms to call out double standards. What they're really saying is: Being a woman in journalism just isn't fair. They're right.” - @dianamoskovitz.bsky.social defector.com/dianna-russi...
You Can Never Let Them Think They Have A Chance | Defector
I don’t remember the first time someone hit on me as a reporter. I believe this is because my brain has come to treat these events as unremarkable. For any woman in journalism, they pile up over the y...
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