21 LION members have been named winners of the 2025 Sustainability Awards

Posted Thursday, September 11, 2025 9:30 am

Hayley Milloy | LION Publishers

Last week, we celebrated the 2025 LION Publishers’ Sustainability Awards at the Independent News Sustainability Summit in St. Louis, where 21 LION members were named winners in 10 award categories. ...

Congratulations to all of the winners of the 2025 LION Sustainability Awards!

Cardinal News: Winner, LION Business of the Year Award, Medium/Large Revenue Tier
Charlottesville Tomorrow: Winner, Collaboration of the Year Award, Large Revenue Tier
Cityside Journalism Initiative: Winner, Operational Resilience Award, Medium/Large Revenue Tier
Ctrl+P Publishing: Winner, Product of the Year Award, Medium Revenue Tier
Estes Valley Voice: Winner, Community Engagement Award, Micro Revenue Tier
Ethopique: Winner, Public Service Award, Micro Revenue Tier
Green Philly: Winner, Product of the Year Award, Micro/Small Revenue Tier
La Converse: Winner, Community Engagement Award, Small Revenue Tier
LOOKOUT: Winner, Community Engagement Award, Medium Revenue Tier
Maritza L. Félix, Conecta Arizona: Winner, Community Member of the Year
Mat-Su Sentinel: Winner, New LION Business of the Year Award
Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk: Winner, Collaboration of the Year, Medium Revenue Tier
Outlier Media: Winner, Public Service Award, Large Revenue Tier
Oviedo Community News: Winner, Operational Resilience Award, Micro/Small Revenue Tier
Richland Source and Ashland Source: Winner, Community Engagement Award, Large Revenue Tier
Santa Cruz Local: Winner, LION Business of the Year Award, Small Revenue Tier, and Public Service Award, Small Revenue Tier
Taproot Edmonton: Winner, Collaboration of the Year, Small Revenue Tier
The Austin Chronicle: Winner, Product of the Year, Large Revenue Tier
The Charlotte Ledger: Winner, Transformational Impact Award
The Nevada Independent: Winner, Financial Health Award, Medium/Large Revenue Tier
The Record North Shore: Winner, Financial Health Award, Micro/Small Revenue Tier

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21 LION members have been named winners of the 2025 Sustainability Awards

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