NewsMatch 2026, part of the nation’s largest annual fundraising effort in support of nonprofit news organizations, runs Nov. 1 through Dec. 31.
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Beacon’s annual matching-gift campaign to begin
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NewsMatch 2025, part of the nation’s largest annual fundraising effort in support of nonprofit news organizations, runs Nov. 1 through Dec. 31.
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The Beacon begins its eighth year
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Launched on Oct. 18, 2018, the Rochester Beacon continues to grow, with total website pageviews nearing 3 million.
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How the Oasis Project has grown
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The Rochester Beacon’s formal internship program, launched a year ago, will nearly triple in size this summer. Donations from readers makes this possible.
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Beacon tops $40,000 in NewsMatch campaign
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The Rochester Beacon raised more than $21,000 from individual contributors and has received another $19,500 in matching funds to support nonprofit news.
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The best of the Beacon in 2024
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Over the last 12 months, the Beacon posted hundreds of articles. For our readers and writers, a number of these pieces stood out.
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The Beacon’s Peter Lovenheim on the power of gratitude
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Our Washington correspondent’s new book, “Gift Shop of Gratitude,” will be published this week.
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The presidential endorsements you won’t read
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The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times and the Gannett papers are part of an accelerating trend. When a newspaper stops endorsing presidential candidates, is it “a principled decision” or “cowardice, with democracy as its casualty”?
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Beacon’s annual matching-gift campaign starts Nov. 1
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NewsMatch 2024, part of the nation’s largest annual fundraising effort in support of nonprofit news organizations, runs through Dec. 31.
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Six years since the Beacon’s start
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Launched on Oct. 18, 2018, the Rochester Beacon beat the odds and continues to grow. By the end of the month, total website pageviews will top 2 million.
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The importance of understanding and supporting ethical journalism
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For the sake our community and democracy, we need to be media literate and to understand the difference between factual information and misinformation—and to foster the next generation of journalists skilled in ethical reporting.