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Phillip Smith

Google News Initiative Pre-launch Lab 2023: A free-of-cost program for aspiring…

What you need to know about about this free-of-cost program for aspiring journalism startup founders…

3 min readAug 30, 2023

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Google News Initiative Pre-launch Lab 2023: A free-of-cost program for aspiring…

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Phillip Smith

Love number 20, especially, Vijay! Great insights here. Thank you for sharing. 🙏

1 min readAug 22, 2022

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LION Publishers

I want to help you launch a digital news site in eight weeks

We invite you to believe in yourself and take this opportunity to make your idea a reality.

8 min readJul 12, 2021

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Journalism startup team from Fresno, CA at an in-person version of the Boot Camp (2019). Photo: Phillip Smith

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Phillip Smith

First-party data: It’s like Burning Man but for publishers!

The ins-and-outs of “first-party data.” What it is, how you can gather it, and why it can give you an advantage over the big tech…

8 min readMay 4, 2021

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First-party data: It’s like Burning Man but for publishers!

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Phillip Smith

Introducing Journalism Growth Lab

Helping publishers who want to grow their audience and revenue online

8 min readApr 7, 2021

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Introducing Journalism Growth Lab

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How the GNI Startups Lab boot camp is different: Where eight weeks will take you

Apply by midnight Monday, Aug 17, 2020

6 min readAug 14, 2020

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How the GNI Startups Lab boot camp is different: Where eight weeks will take you

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LION Publishers

What makes a great GNI Startups Lab boot camp application? Let’s dig in.

How you can increase your chances of getting accepted, and what we’re looking for in prospective candidates.

6 min readAug 3, 2020

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What makes a great GNI Startups Lab boot camp application? Let’s dig in.

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Phillip Smith
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LION Publishers

Want to launch a local news business? Apply now for the journalism entrepreneurship boot camp

A custom-made program for people who are ready to create a viable business based on delivering reported news or information

11 min readJul 7, 2020

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Want to launch a local news business? Apply now for the journalism entrepreneurship boot camp

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Phillip Smith

Journalist entrepreneurs: These are the three skills you need to start developing now

A little preparation can go a long way toward de-risking your business model

11 min readMay 14, 2020

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Journalist entrepreneurs: These are the three skills you need to start developing now

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Phillip Smith

Is your newsroom doing paid acquisition right? Here are 10+ examples to check against

if a publisher can take a newsletter subscriber from casual reader to rabid fan to paying customer, there is a case for paid acquisition.

5 min readOct 31, 2019

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Is your newsroom doing paid acquisition right? Here are 10+ examples to check against

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Phillip Smith

Phillip Smith

👉 My passion is helping: 💰 Newsrooms make more money; 📈 News startups grow their audience; 🔥 Journalists succeed as entrepreneurs. Let’s talk 📩

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