Opinion: LIONizing My Media Empire
Well, I did it…I’m back on Twitter. Prior to the LION conference, I had recently been quite active in reviving my long-assumed dead account, and I feel lukewarm. My Facebook presence was solid, I felt. I would occasionally pen poetry, journalism and fiction on my WordPress to the occasional acclaim. I am connected. I have […]
Increasing Our “Like”-ability
Ever wonder how you’re measuring up in digital success with Web and Social Analytics? Ever wonder what all those numbers mean in Google Analytics? If so, Rich Gordon’s lecture on those topics during the LION Publishers Summit held Oct. 3-5 at Columbia College Chicago was a must hear. Gordon, a professor at Medill School of […]
What You Need to Know About an Online Presence
The LION Summit 2013 welcomed professor Rich Gordon, director of Digital Innovation at Medill School, Northwestern University. As the keynote speaker and pioneer of journalism databases, Gordon focused his hour-long discussion on the topics he teaches his students to analyze. “The web is the most measurable medium,” said Gordon. The class he teaches will begin […]
Social Media Plays Important Role For Measuring Success Online
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How Do You Track Who’s Reading You?
From LION, a glimpse of one session where Rich Gordon spoke about analytics and how publishers can understand how many followers they have.
How to Address a Shrinking Newsroom: Final Keynote Speaker at LION Conference Weighs in
The LION Summit 2013 finished Oct. 5, with a keynote speech from Steven Waldman, which tied together themes that ran throughout the entire conference. He talked about current problems and gaps in the news industry, as well as what the industry could become if these hurdles are cleared. The Local Independent Online News Publishers association held […]
Lightning Rounds at LION
Charlotte Ann Lucas and Ned Berke were just two of the speakers for the LION conference’s lightning rounds, trying to get out as much information as possible in a 10-minute presentation. Lucas is the director of NOWCastSA, a news publication in San Antonio, Texas. Her presentation focused on her experiences running webcasts on her site. […]
New Collaboration Opportunity for News Websites at LION Conference
The 2013 LION conference was held in Chicago this year at Columbia College Chicago’s Film Row. There were many interesting speakers, talks and attendees, including the presentation: “60 Ideas in 60 Minutes.” You can see more detail and speaker comments in the story below. New Ideas, New Opportunities
Plagiarism Lion Conference
The concept of the book “Telling the Truth and Nothing But” is for journalist and people who write is to attribute everything especially in a time of fabrication. You want to also link back to were you got the information and to attribute that source. Don’t make something that is not yours your own. Teresa talked […]
An Investigative Reporter Has Some Tips
Reporter Hallie Zolkower-Kutz met up with Prof. Suzanne McBride of Columbia College Chicago and got a few pointers on how to do investigative reporting.
A Glimpse from LION Summit 2013
Opening night for LION summit was October 3rd. The conference got off to a good start, it looks like.
Publishers Learn to Measure Up
Reporter Dan Irons filed a story from the LION conference from Prof. Rich Gordon’s session on how to tell whether your publication is reaching the audience you are looking for.
Navigating Community News in a Digital Age
The LION Summit being held at Columbia College Chicago ended today. Leaders in community and hyper-local online reporting gathered to exchange ideas and information. In this short, mobile podcast, some attendees give advice about how to produce and consume community news online. Here are the individuals interviewed in order of appearance and links to their […]
Local Independent News Publishers Meeting at Columbia
The LION summit, a meeting of publishers of local independent news sites from around the US is meeting Friday and Saturday at Columbia College Chicago. The LION Summit builds on the Block by Block conferences, bringing together the independent online news industry’s leaders and innovators from across the country for training, networking and conversations about […]
