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The KC Media Collective and The Kansas City Star announce the launch of a groundbreaking, regional initiative designed to provide widespread coverage of the 2024 election cycle.
This unprecedented collaboration brings together major local media organizations to ensure residents have access to information about candidates and issues from local to state and federal levels–nearly every race voters in the region will see on their ballot– just in time for the August primaries. Information for more than 100 races compiled by 40 journalists from seven local media outlets is available on kcvoterguide.org.
The 2024 KC Voter Guide will provide wide-reaching coverage of candidates and issues on both sides of the state line heading into the August primaries. After results are confirmed, a printed version will be produced–in addition to the online version–to support voters as they prepare to head to the polls in November. The guide will be available in both English and Spanish and will be widely distributed throughout the Kansas City region via community organizations, events, and venues, ensuring the broadest possible reach.
Visitors to kcvoterguide.org will also find essential voter resources such as registration deadlines, voter tips and more.
This initiative marks the first collaboration between the Kansas City Media Collective (American Public Square, Kansas City PBS/Flatland, KCUR, Missouri Business Alert, Startland News, The Beacon) and The Kansas City Star. It is focused on supporting local voters with accessible and accurate local journalism to stay informed in a critical election year.
Additional partners in this project include RevEd.
About the Kansas City Media Collective
The KC Media Collective is a collaborative initiative designed to support and enhance local journalism in Kansas City. The Collective is committed to making local news easily accessible, ensuring equitable coverage, and maintaining sustainable operations through collaboration and the sharing of resources. The Kansas City Media Collective is comprised of six dedicated nonprofit organizations each serving unique roles in the community. American Public Square at Jewell improves public discourse in Kansas City through events and resources that promote civility, facts, and balanced perspectives. Kansas City PBS, a longstanding multimedia organization since 1961, delivers diverse content on civic affairs, arts, and culture through multiple broadcast and streaming platforms, while its local journalism arm, Flatland, focuses on in-depth multimedia reporting. KCUR-FM, the flagship NPR station in Kansas City since 1957, provides free news, information, and entertainment, and leads several regional news collaborations. Missouri Business Alert, a digital newsroom from the Missouri School of Journalism, offers top business news across Missouri and prepares students for careers in business journalism. Startland News, established in 2015, highlights Kansas City's innovation community with stories about entrepreneurs and creatives. Lastly, The Beacon, an online news outlet launched in 2020, delivers in-depth, data-driven journalism on key regional issues such as health care, education, and civic engagement. Support for the KC Media Collective is generously provided by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and each partner organization’s members, subscribers, and supporters.