{"id":276,"date":"2011-10-31T04:53:00","date_gmt":"2011-10-31T04:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lionpublishers.com\/2011\/10\/31\/independent-local-online-news-publishers-group-formed\/"},"modified":"2019-04-25T00:50:39","modified_gmt":"2019-04-25T04:50:39","slug":"independent-local-online-news-publishers-group-formed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lionpublishers.com\/independent-local-online-news-publishers-group-formed\/","title":{"rendered":"Independent local online news publishers group formed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On September 30, 2011, during the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blockbyblock.us\/\">Block by Block conference<\/a> at Loyola University Chicago, 21 local independent online publishers from across the United States voted to form an association.<\/p>\n<p>A steering committee was appointed to further organize the association.<\/p>\n<p>Questions should be directed to Dylan Smith, chairman of the Board of Directors of LION Publishers, at <a href=\"mailto:dylansmith@lionpublishers.com\">dylansmith@lionpublishers.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Signing members<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Ned Berke, <a href=\"http:\/\/Sheepsheadbites.com\">Sheepsheadbites.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Brandy Tuzon Boyd, <a href=\"http:\/\/NatomasBuzz.com\">NatomasBuzz.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Virgina Citrano, <a href=\"http:\/\/MyVeronaNJ.com\">MyVeronaNJ.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Adrienne Fawcett, <a href=\"http:\/\/GazeboNews.com\">GazeboNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Mike Fourcher, <a href=\"http:\/\/Brownlinemedia.com\">Brownlinemedia.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Debbie Galant, <a href=\"http:\/\/Baristanet.com\">Baristanet.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Darren Hillock, <a href=\"http:\/\/WestofTheI.com\">WestofTheI.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Ikaika Hussey, <a href=\"http:\/\/HawaiiIndependent.net\">HawaiiIndependent.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Jeremy Iggers, <a href=\"http:\/\/TCDailyPlanet.net\">TCDailyPlanet.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Ben Ilfeld, <a href=\"http:\/\/SacramentoPress.com\">SacramentoPress.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Krystal Knapp, <a href=\"http:\/\/PlanetPrinceton.com\">PlanetPrinceton.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Polly Kreisman, <a href=\"http:\/\/TheLoopNY.com\">TheLoopNY.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Emily Lowrey, <a href=\"http:\/\/http:\/\/magiccitypost.com\/\">Magic City Post<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Charlotte Anne Lucas, NowcastSA.org<\/li>\n<li>La Risa Lynch, <a href=\"http:\/\/NeighborhoodScribe.com\">NeighborhoodScribe.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Susan Mernit, OaklandLocal.com<\/li>\n<li>Howard Owens, <a href=\"http:\/\/TheBatavian.com\">TheBatavian.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Jesus Sanchez, <a href=\"http:\/\/TheEastSiderLA.com\">TheEastSiderLA.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Patrick Sand, <a href=\"http:\/\/WestSeattleBlog.com\">WestSeattleBlog.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Amy Senk, <a href=\"http:\/\/CoronaDelMarToday.com\">CoronaDelMarToday.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Dylan Smith, <a href=\"http:\/\/TucsonSentinel.com\">TucsonSentinel.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li>John T. 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