Chris Krewson
@ckrewson.bsky.social
Executive Director, LION Publishers. Suburban husband and father. Into digital local news.
Hey that's me! Happy to talk about city magazines as a sector (from LA Mag on down, they're all shrinking) and what's next for the newly nonprofit Philly Mag.
“My initial joke was that I’m not sure how a nonprofit is going to rate the best plastic surgeons on the Main Line,” Chris Krewson said, “but we’re about to find out.”https://share.inquirer.com/iGntGE
Philadelphia Magazine has new owners. But does Philly still want a glossy city mag?
After Philadelphia Magazine was sold to The Philadelphia Citizen, questions remain about whether the 117-year-old publication can reinvent itself for a new era.
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November 4, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Hey that's me! Happy to talk about city magazines as a sector (from LA Mag on down, they're all shrinking) and what's next for the newly nonprofit Philly Mag.
Reposted by Chris Krewson
An iconic Philly skate locale, Love Park, was demolished in 2016 — but has been reconstructed in Malmö, Sweden (including street lights and trash cans). [nytimes.com]
A Philly Skateboarding Destination Was Rebuilt in Malmo. I Had to See It for Myself.
One of America’s most iconic ’90s skate spots has now been rebuilt in — of all places — Malmo, Sweden.
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October 16, 2025 at 4:16 PM
An iconic Philly skate locale, Love Park, was demolished in 2016 — but has been reconstructed in Malmö, Sweden (including street lights and trash cans). [nytimes.com]
RIP, Rick. We lost a living piece of journalism history; he was the nephew of Hedley Donovan, a pretty key player at Time Inc and a big part of David Halberstam's magesterial The Powers That Be, and the assistant to Scotty Reston, similarly a key figure in that book. www.poynter.org/business-wor...
Rick Edmonds chronicled the media business with savvy, care and wit - Poynter
The veteran journalist died at 78 on Sunday
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October 10, 2025 at 2:20 PM
RIP, Rick. We lost a living piece of journalism history; he was the nephew of Hedley Donovan, a pretty key player at Time Inc and a big part of David Halberstam's magesterial The Powers That Be, and the assistant to Scotty Reston, similarly a key figure in that book. www.poynter.org/business-wor...
The pivot to video happened and it was the audience that made the pivot
The real generational divide is people who refuse to watch a video if it could be an article versus people who refuse to read an article if it could be a video
September 29, 2025 at 4:36 PM
The pivot to video happened and it was the audience that made the pivot
The last part of @joshuabenton.com's Nieman piece on Alden losing out on the Dallas Morning News -- the dual class stock structure some family-run newspapers employed -- is part of why today's local newspaper landscape is so apocalyptic. www.niemanlab.org/2025/09/dall... 1/
Dallas Morning News shareholders vote to deny the hedge fund Alden Global Capital
Is a newspaper a financial asset or a community trust? This particular standoff ended with an increasingly uncommon answer.
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September 24, 2025 at 3:33 PM
The last part of @joshuabenton.com's Nieman piece on Alden losing out on the Dallas Morning News -- the dual class stock structure some family-run newspapers employed -- is part of why today's local newspaper landscape is so apocalyptic. www.niemanlab.org/2025/09/dall... 1/
It's always a good day to support your local independent journalism provider -- and we're happy to be able to serve 40 of those in New England through our first regional program like this: lionpublishers.com/lion-to-help...
LION to help 40 New England publishers thanks to Barr Foundation grant - LION Publishers
This $265,000 Barr Foundation grant will support post-Audit tools and resources for up to 40 New England newsrooms.
lionpublishers.com
September 18, 2025 at 5:13 PM
It's always a good day to support your local independent journalism provider -- and we're happy to be able to serve 40 of those in New England through our first regional program like this: lionpublishers.com/lion-to-help...
This podcast is amazing. I found it via @nealstephenson.bsky.social and haven't looked back. www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
‘We’re insanely hubristic’: how The Rest Is History became the world’s biggest history podcast
Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook on storytelling, their strangest interactions with fans and bonding over The Lord of the Rings
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September 17, 2025 at 1:38 PM
This podcast is amazing. I found it via @nealstephenson.bsky.social and haven't looked back. www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
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It's wild, delicious, and utterly predictable for the original compilers of unprotected facts to bring a lawsuit against the next generation. Encyclopedias were "stealing" facts and ideas from other people's books back when we still called it "research."
September 12, 2025 at 2:00 PM
It's wild, delicious, and utterly predictable for the original compilers of unprotected facts to bring a lawsuit against the next generation. Encyclopedias were "stealing" facts and ideas from other people's books back when we still called it "research."
Reposted by Chris Krewson
Calvin & Hobbes being quoted in a Supreme Court ruling is kind of quietly mind-blowing.
August 21, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Calvin & Hobbes being quoted in a Supreme Court ruling is kind of quietly mind-blowing.
We at @lionpubs.bsky.social are now accepting applications for the Growth Grant program; 15 members will receive $100,000 thanks to the @macfound.org program we've just launched. Details here: lionpublishers.com/lion-opens-a...
LION opens applications for 15 $100,000 Growth Grants - LION Publishers
MacArthur Foundation-supported initiative will turn Sustainability Audit recommendations into transformational action.
lionpublishers.com
August 15, 2025 at 3:20 PM
We at @lionpubs.bsky.social are now accepting applications for the Growth Grant program; 15 members will receive $100,000 thanks to the @macfound.org program we've just launched. Details here: lionpublishers.com/lion-opens-a...
St. Louis, here we come! In a couple of weeks @lionpubs.bsky.social's Independent News Sustainability Summit lands, with this slick design available on t-shirts only for in-person attendees...
August 13, 2025 at 5:47 PM
St. Louis, here we come! In a couple of weeks @lionpubs.bsky.social's Independent News Sustainability Summit lands, with this slick design available on t-shirts only for in-person attendees...
Infrastructure is hard and unsexy and @lionpubs.bsky.social spends a lot of time trying to help people with just that.
... @oliverdarcy.bsky.social after year one of @status.news
Subscriptions are a slow burn
Churn is a real problem
Email deliverability is an entire discipline
Free content doesn’t drive revenue growth
Scoops move the needle
Building business infrastructure is harder and more expensive than it seems
Subscriptions are a slow burn
Churn is a real problem
Email deliverability is an entire discipline
Free content doesn’t drive revenue growth
Scoops move the needle
Building business infrastructure is harder and more expensive than it seems
August 12, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Infrastructure is hard and unsexy and @lionpubs.bsky.social spends a lot of time trying to help people with just that.
Local TV news biz is consolidating fast imo
Sources: Sinclair is launching a strategic review of its broadcast business that could lead to a merger and is looking to separate or spinoff its Ventures unit (Lillian Rizzo/CNBC)
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August 11, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Local TV news biz is consolidating fast imo
Rut roh.
Letter: MNG Enterprises, controlled by Alden Global Capital, has upped its offer for The Dallas Morning News by $1 to $17.50/share, $2.50 more than Hearst's bid (Ray Schultz/MediaPost)
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August 11, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Rut roh.
OK well this is charming. www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5v4...
The Paper | Official Trailer | Peacock Original
YouTube video by Peacock
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August 7, 2025 at 6:37 PM
OK well this is charming. www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5v4...
Jon Stewart interviewed Tony Gilroy (ANDOR) AND Mike Duncan (REVOLUTIONS [podcast]) at the same time?! I'm like half an hour in but wow, what a cool idea. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
History Meets Galaxy with Tony Gilroy and Mike Duncan
Podcast Episode · The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart · 07/10/2025 · 1h 35m
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August 7, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Jon Stewart interviewed Tony Gilroy (ANDOR) AND Mike Duncan (REVOLUTIONS [podcast]) at the same time?! I'm like half an hour in but wow, what a cool idea. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
I am fascinated by this list from @joshuabenton.com and how little it has in common with ... where people live / which cities are largest www.niemanlab.org/2025/08/thes...
These public radio stations have built online audiences that’ll help them survive federal cuts
They may have been born on the airwaves, but these public media stations compete on the web as well. Here's our first monthly ranking of the top 25 local public media websites in the United States.
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August 6, 2025 at 12:31 AM
I am fascinated by this list from @joshuabenton.com and how little it has in common with ... where people live / which cities are largest www.niemanlab.org/2025/08/thes...
What was the last product News Corp launched?
I recall Knewz (lol) and The Daily; not a long or successful list, that.
I recall Knewz (lol) and The Daily; not a long or successful list, that.
The New York Post Media Group plans to launch a new venture, The California Post, early next year.
New York Post Media to Launch The California Post in 2026
The publication will be based in Los Angeles and operate as a separate entity under the New York Post Media Group, according to statement.
on.wsj.com
August 4, 2025 at 5:59 PM
What was the last product News Corp launched?
I recall Knewz (lol) and The Daily; not a long or successful list, that.
I recall Knewz (lol) and The Daily; not a long or successful list, that.
Poynter: Craig Newmark's list didn't scramble newspapers' biz models - www.poynter.org/business-wor...
(Once the Internet cooked their regional monopolies for advertising, it was only a matter of time)
(Once the Internet cooked their regional monopolies for advertising, it was only a matter of time)
Did Craigslist decimate newspapers? Legend meets reality. - Poynter
Craig Newmark’s simple site was hailed as a disruptor and blamed for the collapse of classifieds. But journalism’s business failures ran deeper.
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August 4, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Poynter: Craig Newmark's list didn't scramble newspapers' biz models - www.poynter.org/business-wor...
(Once the Internet cooked their regional monopolies for advertising, it was only a matter of time)
(Once the Internet cooked their regional monopolies for advertising, it was only a matter of time)
RIP CPB. Damn. cpb.org/pressroom/Co...
Corporation for Public Broadcasting Addresses Operations Following Loss of Federal Funding
WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 1, 2025) – The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) announced today that it will begin an orderly wind-down of its operations following the passage of a federal rescissio...
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August 1, 2025 at 4:56 PM
RIP CPB. Damn. cpb.org/pressroom/Co...
I am not as confident as @joshuabenton.com is that this is over. investor.dallasnewscorporation.com/node/15086/h...
August 1, 2025 at 3:43 PM
I am not as confident as @joshuabenton.com is that this is over. investor.dallasnewscorporation.com/node/15086/h...
Alden still wants the Dallas Morning News investor.dallasnewscorporation.com/node/15086/h...
SEC Filing | DallasNews Corporation
investor.dallasnewscorporation.com
August 1, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Alden still wants the Dallas Morning News investor.dallasnewscorporation.com/node/15086/h...
WaPo snubbed
Sources: Amazon is paying $20M to $25M a year to use NYT's editorial content in a multi-year deal for its AI platforms, which is ~1% of NYT's total 2024 revenue (Alexandra Bruell/Wall Street Journal)
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July 30, 2025 at 12:50 PM
WaPo snubbed