Brett Stone

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Brett Stone is an intern with KCPT's Hale Center for Journalism and is a news editor at William Jewell College's Hilltop Monitor.

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Interns Brett Stone, left, and Mason Kilpatrick spent their summer working with digital content at KCPT. (Photo: Rhian Jones | KCPT)

Why Public Media Matters

Brett Stone interned at KCPT this summer from May to August, focusing on digital media and online content. As Managing Editor of William Jewell’s student-run online publication, The Hilltop Monitor, he recently published these thoughts on public media. Over the summer, a study by the Washington Post came out entitled “Study: Kids can learn as much…

Kansas (Smart) City

Kansas City should soon learn the specifics of what it means to be a “smart city,” as designated by Cisco Systems Inc., the San Jose, California, computer networking giant. On Monday, Cisco officials are scheduled to announce the details around a letter of intent it signed with the city a year ago. This will make…

Steve Green on the set of Ruckus

Life After Green

At the end of June, Dr. Stephen Green, superintendent of the Kansas City Missouri School District, plans to leave for another job offer in Atlanta —superintendent at the DeKalb County School District. Mike Shanin interviewed Green on “Ruckus” about this departure and what the transition to a new superintendent will look like. Green is optimistic that…