Scott Canon
Editor-in-Chief at The Kansas City Beacon
Formerly editing at @TheBeaconKC and @ksnewsservice after mostly reporting (and some editing) @KCStar. Big feet, small intellect.
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Apr 12, 2024 |
wichitabeacon.org | Scott Canon
The Beacon won six Kansas Press Association awards for its work in 2023 covering Wichita and the state, including first place for feature story and for a story originating from a public notice.
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Feb 15, 2024 |
kcbeacon.org | Scott Canon
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 when someone pulled a gun in a crowd. That will include things like the ongoing gun violence that destroys too many lives in our community on an all-too-steady basis.
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