Launched on Oct. 18, 2018, the Beacon in the coming year will work to deliver even more its audience.
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The Beacon starts its third year of publication
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The pandemic and other challenges notwithstanding, our focus is on growth, not surviving from week to week.
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A short history of a ‘crazy’ idea
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Way back when, allowing staff to work from home was not a necessity. It just made sense.
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Rochester Beacon reaches NewsMatch goal
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During NewsMatch, the nation’s largest grassroots fundraising effort in support of nonprofit news organizations, individual donors gave more than $20,000—funds eligible for the campaign’s dollar-for-dollar match.
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Rochester Beacon to participate in NewsMatch
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This year’s campaign, the nation’s largest grassroots fundraising effort in support of nonprofit news organizations, starts Nov. 1 and runs through Dec. 31.
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The Beacon finishes its first year
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Since launching on Oct. 18, 2018, the Rochester Beacon has built a substantial readership by staying true to its mission. Second-year goals include expanded coverage and achieving long-term sustainability.
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Our comment policy is changing. Here’s why.
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Starting next week, we will require commenters to use their full, real names. Our goal is to keep the Beacon open to as many voices as possible, while removing anonymity, which generally does not promote thoughtful, responsible comment.
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The Beacon at the six-month mark
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When the Rochester Beacon launched on Oct. 18, it did so with a very lean budget, all-volunteer staff—and no guarantees of survival. Six months later, the Beacon is on track to exceed some of its most ambitious first-year goals.
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Why the Rochester Beacon?
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Some think it’s necessary for journalists to dumb things down to gain an audience online. We believe there’s a better way, one that spans news and investigative reporting, analysis and opinion grounded in facts.