Beacon Notes
Reflections on the Beacon’s fifth anniversary
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At the five-year mark, the Rochester Beacon continues to grow by staying sharply focused on its nonprofit mission. We’d like to thank all who have made it possible.
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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.
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Introducing Letters to the Beacon
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Beginning next week, the Beacon will be adding a new page that gives readers another forum where they can share their ideas and opinions.
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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.
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The best of the Beacon in 2022
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Beacon readers and writers continue to be drawn to a wide range of topics, from public safety and health care to education and cultural polarization.
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Annual matching-gift campaign for the Beacon starts Nov. 1
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NewsMatch, the nation’s largest annual fundraising effort in support of nonprofit news organizations, runs through Dec. 31.
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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.