Lone Sheep Publishing

The day of the print newspaper is rapidly waning. For economic and environmental reasons, the old model of news delivery is no longer sustainable. Already, more Canadians get their news online than do through traditional print sources. Today, people expect an interactivity and timeliness in their news that print newspapers simply cannot provide. And this trend will only continue. What, many worry, will become of the local newspaper in this time of unprecedented change?

Within five or so years, print newspapers may be over. And what will take their place?

Lone Sheep is the new way forward. Our newspapers are independently and locally-owned. As such, they are accountable to the towns and cities they serve. Lone Sheep online newspapers represent nothing less than the rebirth of the traditional small town newspaper. Our newspapers embody all the virtues of  traditional newspapers in an exciting new medium.

Here at Lone Sheep we believe that there’s a symmetry and a synergy between content, form, and function.

The way we present news, the way we design our sites, the way we run our organization, the way that we go about our business: it’s all the same.

• In terms of the way we present news, we strive for well-written, balanced, and engaged reporting that engages the local community. We don’t shrink from taking bold stances on the issues of the day, although we take care always to allow space for dissenting views and a plurality of community voices. All voices must be heard.
• In terms of design, our newspapers are community forums where readers are welcome to post content and answer back to the stories of the day. All voices must be heard.
• In terms of our organizational structure, all Lone Sheep newspapers are equal partners with an equal stake in building a thriving and vital network of locally-owned newspapers. In this way too, all voices must be heard.