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.
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The Beacon marks its fourth anniversary
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A digital news startup that faced long odds, the Beacon topped 1 million total pageviews this summer.
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Government Research Association honors Gardner
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CGR principal and chief economist Kent Gardner, a cofounder and opinion editor of the Rochester Beacon, last week received the prestigious Frederick P. Gruenberg Award.
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Beacon announces Community News Fund campaign
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The campaign, which runs June 1-17, will raise funds with an aim to building a small core staff of full-time journalists, starting with a reporter.
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The ‘Bells’ heard ’round the world
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The Rochester Beacon story on a Brighton elementary school’s decision to drop “Jingle Bells” from its music curriculum has sparked news coverage—and a torrent of online comments—around the nation and across the globe.
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Rochester Beacon again tops NewsMatch goal
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Individual donors gave more than $20,000 during NewsMatch, the nation’s largest grassroots fundraising effort in support of nonprofit news organizations.
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The best of the Beacon in 2021
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Once again, this year showed that Beacon readers and writers alike are drawn to a wide range of topics.
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Matching-gift campaign to support the Beacon starts Monday
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NewsMatch, the nation’s largest grassroots annual fundraising effort in support of nonprofit news organizations, runs Nov. 1 through Dec. 31.
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The Beacon at 3: focused on growth
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Launched on Oct. 18, 2018, the Beacon in the coming year will work to deliver even more its audience.
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Rochester Beacon tops NewsMatch goal
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During NewsMatch, the nation’s largest grassroots fundraising effort in support of nonprofit news organizations, donors gave more than $20,000—and the Beacon is in line to receive another $15,000 in matching funds.
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The best of the Beacon in 2020
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The articles this year that drew the most readers and meant the most to our writers span a wide range of topics.