Beacon Notes
Beacon to launch endowment drive
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The goal of the Beacon Community News Fund campaign, which runs June 1-16, is to raise funds to hire a full-time reporter—the first step in building a small core staff of professional journalists.
Events
Beacon event to examine the ‘AI dilemma’
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With the arrival of GPT-4 in March, some artificial intelligence experts have called for a pause in development because of advanced AI’s “profound risks.” Others point to enormous potential benefits. The Beacon’s May 23 event will explore this topic.
Beacon Notes
Rochester Beacon surpasses NewsMatch goal
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Individual donors contributed nearly $25,000 to the Beacon during NewsMatch, the nation’s largest grassroots fundraising effort in support of nonprofit news organizations.
GUEST OPINION
Learning from reactions to ‘Understanding and Combating Racism’
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For Bill Wynne, the year since publication of his book on this antiracism journey has been one of new discoveries.
Government & Politics
Latest Monroe County redistricting map narrows divide
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Crescent Map supporters voiced approval of a map announced late last week by County Executive Adam Bello, but a new salvo from their attorney has cast doubt on the compromise.
Culture
Fully focused on comedy again
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While still going through a post-pandemic “soft reset,” the Focus Theater already has momentum in the Rochester comedy scene.
Culture
MAG’s Binstock to leave for new post
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Jonathan Binstock, who has led the Memorial Art Gallery for the last eight years, will become director and CEO of the Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C.
Community
Conflict over the opioid crisis
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Arguing that traditional approaches have failed, peer-led harm reduction organizations New York Recovery Alliance and Recovery All Ways want controversial but human-centered solutions for the opioid epidemic.
Community
Jews in Rochester see rising discrimination
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Forty-five percent of Jewish respondents to a local survey have felt personally discriminated against in the last two years.
Justice & Public Safety
Amended complaint filed in Gannett case
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Lawyers for a former paperboy who alleges sexual abuse by a D&C route manager say there’s no merit to the company’s argument that the case should be moved to the workers’ comp system.