The audit into the city’s communications department investigated issues with transparency. The department was consolidated and controlled by former City Manager Brian Platt, who was fired in March.
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What questions do you have in the wake of the shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl rally?
This is one tough week. Kansas City crowded together in celebration of a game, and walked away wounded. A mother dead. Children shot. A city’s sense of safety dissolved in a few seconds of gunfire. We’ll publish stories in the coming days and weeks that dig into a range of issues that came into focus […]
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The KC Beacon is hiring: Paid positions involve working with community
The Kansas City Beacon wants to learn how people in Kansas City get the news and information they need. We’re hiring Community Representatives to help us as members of our Community Engagement Bureau, a new initiative to design a creative way to deliver news to underserved communities.
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The Beacon plans for regional growth in 2021
The Beacon will launch a Wichita newsroom to begin publishing this summer, and expand its news operations in Kansas City.
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The Beacon launches free texting campaign around social justice and racial equity
A new program will deepen our commitment to social justice and racial equity coverage. Through texting, we can deliver the news to more of the community, including those without access to secure, reliable internet.
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Behind Local News: Covering protests against police violence
The Beacon hosted an open community conversation to provide an inside look into decisions our newsroom is making in real time about covering protests around police brutality. Celisa Calacal, The Beacon’s assistant editor and a reporter at local protests, and Kelsey Ryan, The Beacon’s editor and founder, responded to questions our readers sent in and asked during the live chat. We addressed criticisms of how local media frames unrest, the ethics of covering protests and editing protest stories, and reader concerns about newsroom diversity and equity awareness.