{"id":215468,"date":"2021-11-10T15:17:45","date_gmt":"2021-11-10T19:17:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lionpublishers.com\/?p=215468"},"modified":"2021-11-11T12:08:19","modified_gmt":"2021-11-11T16:08:19","slug":"meet-the-2021-lion-awards-finalists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lionpublishers.com\/meet-the-2021-lion-awards-finalists\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the 2021 LION Awards Finalists"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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We\u2019re excited to announce the finalists<\/a> for LION Publishers Local Journalism Awards<\/a>! In the third year of the LION Awards, which celebrates the best of independent digital media, more than 30 judges evaluated over 240 entries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Local publishers and news businesses will convene virtually on Nov. 16 at 6:00 p.m. EST as we announce the winners in the categories below, including six new or revamped categories: Community Engagement and Service, General Excellence: Revenue Growth, General Excellence: Operational Resilience, \u200b\u200bBest (Local) Election\/Voting Coverage, Best Coverage of Protest and Movements, and Best Coronavirus Coverage. LION staff will also honor a \u201cMember of the Year,\u201d who has gone above and beyond in supporting fellow members of the LION community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Certain award categories were determined based on each organization’s full-time equivalent (FTE) staff as of July 2020: solopreneur (0-1 FTE), small publication (2-5 FTE), or medium\/large publication (6+ FTE).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can RSVP for #LIONAwards21 presented by the Google News Initiative here<\/a>. Interested in learning more about the impactful work of LION members? Tune in to LION\u2019s \u201cOne Big Idea\u201d<\/a> Lightning Talks pre-show event on Nov. 16 at 1:30 p.m. EST to hear five-minute talks about the big idea that changed each presenter\u2019s news business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The finalists for the LION Publishers Local Journalism Awards are as follows:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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