Meet the Founders
Meet Joey and Lindsey
Joey and Lindsey Young are the majority owners of Kansas Publishing Ventures, which oversees the publication of two weekly startup newspapers, Harvey County Now and their newest 2025 startup, The Hutchinson Tribune, along with a shopper, The Hillsboro Free Press.
They are becoming increasingly known for their innovative approach to business—implementing everything from an annual blues concert in their community to hosting readers monthly for drinks and conversation for Press Club.
KPV has been featured in several articles and was the subject of the book “Reviving Rural News.”
They are also proud to be aiding newspapers around the country to train community members to work in their newsrooms with Earn Your Press Pass, on-demand journalism training, born from Lindsey’s teaching background and Joey’s passion for sustaining community newsrooms around the country.
Joey and Lindsey have been honored to speak at several press association conventions and other events across the United States.
They like to take a practical approach to their presentations, using their own experiences as publishers to share ideas on content, training and even revenue. For information on having the Youngs speak at your next event, please send us a message through the contact page.
Over the years, Joey and Lindsey have spoken at various kinds of events, from conferences to classroom talks and even an appearance at a People of Kansas event at the Kansas State Fair.
Click below to watch Lindsey speak at a Hutchinson, Kansas, Talk20 event.
Click below to watch the first time Lindsey spoke at a Hutchinson, Kansas, Talk20 event.
Joey and Lindsey have a variety of topics to share with audiences. As working community publishers, they have a lot of practical advice to share with other journalists and plenty of stories from the trenches of running their own newspapers.
The Youngs are also always happy to customize topics and presentations to your needs.
Current available topics include:
-Starting Your Own Pod/Vodcast on the Cheap
-Creatively Covering Your Community
-Recruiting Using Earn Your Press Pass
-Getting the Shot: Photography Skills for New Reporters
-Interviewing Skills for Brand-new Reporters
-How We Doubled Our Subscription Price and Lived to Tell the Tale
-Key Ways to Protect Yourself From Embezzlement
-Needs-Analysis Based Selling
-Creative Revenue Ideas (AKA: Not Another Special Section)
-Hosting a Successful Event
2026
- Nebraska Press Association Convention
- Kansas Collegiate Media Spring Conference
- Iowa Press Association Conference
- Kentucky Press Association Conference
- Wichita State University class speakers
2025
- Colorado Press Association Convention
- Midwest Free Community Papers Conference
- Nebraska Press Association Convention
- Wyoming Press Association Convention
- McPherson College class speaker
- Bethel College Leadership Awards keynote
2024 and before
- Kansas Press Association Conference
- Oklahoma Press Association Conference
- Missouri Press Association Conference
- Texas Press Association Convention
- Wisconsin Newspaper Association Convention
- Illinois Press Association Convention
- North Dakota/South Dakota Press Associations Joint Conference
- Radically Rural Conference
- American Press Institute’s Local News Summit
- National Summit on Rural Journalism in America
- HATCH Summit
- Potter Conference
- College/University Speakers: Wichita State University, University of Missouri, University of Kansas, Bethel College, McPherson College, Hutchinson Community College
Interested in booking the Youngs for your next event?
Contact us here for more information on our offerings, availability and pricing.
