On June 3, The Beacon gathered community members at the Mid-Continent Public Library’s Blue Ridge Branch in south Kansas City for a conversation about one of the most important civic documents shaping life in our region: the Kansas City budget. Budgets can be overwhelming. They’re often hundreds of pages long, packed with technical language and […]
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Closing reporting loops: How The Beacon’s dyslexia reporting resulted from community listening
When The Beacon first launched its newsroom and community journalism lab in Kansas City, we made a commitment to do more than just cover the news. We wanted to transform who shapes it, how it’s told and whom it serves. That commitment came into focus when a parent and advocate, Tricia McGhee, emailed The Beacon […]
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Community engagement hits home
You are a single mother working double shifts, leaving your child at daycare from 5AM-6PM wondering how to get food on the table and pay your mortgage all while making sure your child is remaining bliss to it all. You have questions about your child’s education, their health, and government assistance. You wonder if there’s […]