{"id":4639,"date":"2020-05-27T01:00:26","date_gmt":"2020-05-27T05:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lionpublishers.com\/?p=4639"},"modified":"2020-10-27T16:41:07","modified_gmt":"2020-10-27T20:41:07","slug":"save-the-date-lion-publishers-local-journalism-awards-return-with-five-new-categories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lionpublishers.com\/save-the-date-lion-publishers-local-journalism-awards-return-with-five-new-categories\/","title":{"rendered":"Save the Date: LION Publishers Local Journalism Awards return with five new categories"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LION held its <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lionpublishers.com\/announcing-the-2019-lion-publishers-awards-winners\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">first-ever awards program<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> last year, and named 15 winners from 45 finalists across 15 categories. It was a blast.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even though we\u2019ve postponed this year\u2019s annual summit in Seattle, LION Publishers will still host an awards program this year for members.<\/span><b> Join us for a virtual awards ceremony on Oct. 22 as we recognize our colleagues from across the U.S. and Canada for their hard work.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Awards entry applications will open July 1 and the deadline is Aug. 16.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>This year, we\u2019re adding five new categories:<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Public Service Award: Judges will award a publication who has served its community with high-impact journalistic work.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New Publisher of the Year: Judges will award an outstanding entrepreneur who launched their publication after July 1, 2019.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Member of the Year: Based on nominations, the LION staff will award a member who has gone above and beyond in supporting their fellow LION members and community.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coronavirus Coverage: Judges will award coverage of coronavirus that demonstrates meeting a community\u2019s need; creative reader engagement; and journalistic impact.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Collaboration of the Year: Judges will award creative collaborations between publications or community partners.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>Returning categories include:<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Business Idea of the Year: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Judges will award a new business initiative that made a substantial difference in revenue prospects.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Technology Innovation: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Judges will award ideas that promote a new way of doing business, presenting editorial or newsgathering, or engaging with audiences.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Best Solutions Project of the Year: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Judges will award projects that excel in solutions, evidence-based journalism.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Best Coverage of Underserved Communities: Judges will award <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">coverage of communities undercovered by local media, including communities of color, disability, elderly, class, or topics or people not otherwise in the spotlight.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Publisher of the Year (Solo, Small, Medium and Large): Judges will award publishers who provide <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">excellent coverage of their community over a prolonged period of time.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Investigative Report of the Year (Solo, Small, Medium and Large): Judges will award investigative stories or series <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that result in increased awareness and community impact.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Breaking News (Solo, Small, Medium and Large): Judges will award for <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">coverage of unplanned breaking or developing news events, weighing quality of writing and creative use of social platforms under deadline.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Visual Journalism Project: Judges will award for compelling <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">storytelling through photography, videography or infographics\/data visualization.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Service Award (Vendors): Judges will award <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">vendors who offer best-in-class products and customer service for LION Publishers.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>The fine print:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The LION Awards are open to LION Publishers members, including\u00a0 employees or freelancers who work for publications run by LION Publishers members. Vendors who have helped serve LION member publications may apply for the LION Service Award. If you are interested in joining LION Publishers, go to our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lionpublishers.com\/apply-to-join-lion-publishers\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Membership Application page<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><b>Categories:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> To ensure we\u2019re comparing LION member publications of roughly the same size and capacity, we\u2019ve decided to move from determining a publication\u2019s category size based on pageviews to the total number of full-time employees. To determine which size category you fall into, we\u2019ll ask that you provide your full-time equivalent staff as of July, 1 2019, with each awards entry.\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Solopreneur: <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1-2 FTEs<\/span><\/li>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Small publication:<\/span><\/i> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Three to 10 FTEs<\/span><\/li>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Medium publication:<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 11-20 FTEs<\/span><\/li>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Large publication:<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 21+ FTEs<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>Time frame:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The LION Awards are open to editorial work, business initiatives and technological advancements made between July 1, 2019 and July 1, 2020.<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><b>What does it cost?<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Entry fees are $25 for LION Member award categories, and $50 for the Vendor Service Award category, plus transaction fees.\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><b>When do applications open? <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">July 1, 2020.<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><b>What\u2019s my deadline?<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Applications must be received by<\/span><b> Sunday, August 16, 2020.<\/b><\/h4>\n<h4><b>Stay tuned for more details on the applications, virtual awards ceremony and judges!<\/b><\/h4>\n<h4><b>Questions? <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contact Kelsey Ryan at <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">kelsey@lionpublishers.com<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><b>Want to be a sponsor?<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Contact Wendy &amp; Lotta at <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sales@lionpublishers.com<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LION held its first-ever awards program last year, and named 15 winners from 45 finalists across 15 categories. It was a blast.\u00a0 Even though we\u2019ve postponed this year\u2019s annual summit in Seattle, LION Publishers will still host an awards program this year for members. 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This year, we\u2019re adding five new categories: Public Service Award: Judges will award a publication who has served&hellip;<\/p>\n","category_list":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lionpublishers.com\/category\/news\/\" rel=\"category tag\">News<\/a>","author_info":{"name":"Kelsey Ryan","url":"https:\/\/www.lionpublishers.com\/author\/kelseyryan\/"},"comments_num":"0 comments","yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Save the Date: LION Publishers Local Journalism Awards return with five new categories - LION Publishers<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Join us for a virtual awards ceremony on Oct. 22, 2020, as we recognize our colleagues from across the U.S. and Canada for their hard work. 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