About us
Houston Landing is a nonprofit newsroom that covers vital issues in greater Houston without endorsing political parties or policies. Our content is free to read and republish, without subscription fees or paywalls.
Our mission
Houston Landing is for and about Houston. We create journalism that helps Houstonians understand the forces that shape our city and connect with each other through stories that inspire positive change.
Our vision
Through rigorous reporting on the opportunities and challenges that impact the majority of Houstonians, we seek to create a sense of shared optimism by connecting audiences to solutions. This journalism has the ability to shift policies and inspire people to shape their own futures.
Our Values
Rigorous
Being rigorous means creating systems and practices that ensure accuracy in every piece of journalism, with accountability internally and externally, accompanied by ongoing training and support to ensure Houston Landing is seen as credible by people from all walks of life.
Responsible
Journalism has clear ethical boundaries that are consistently updated by key organizations, and we will pursue systems and practices that ensure all staffers are in alignment with these. But we will go beyond these efforts so we don’t repeat the harms of those who’ve come before us. We will engage in ongoing training and coaching to ensure we are in alignment with our communities as we report for them.
Relevant
Being relevant looks like cultural competence for each story, with each audience, on each platform, each time. To do this, we will be obsessed with understanding our audiences and listening to feedback from them.
Relational
We are always listening and learning so we can more clearly reflect our audiences and more meaningfully serve them. We commit to being in a two-way conversation everywhere our audiences connect with us, and getting the training and coaching necessary to maintain it.
Rooted
This newsroom is staffed with Houstonians and those passionate about Houston, reporting on Houston and Harris County with a commitment to underserved communities. We report for, not on, the communities we cover by living in and spending time in these spaces with events, listening sessions and more.
Board of directors
Anne Chao
Founder, Houston Asian American Archive
Jeff Cohen
Arnold Ventures
Algenita Davis
Central Houston
Rich Kinder
Kinder Foundation
Alex Lopez Negrete
Lopez Negrete Communications
Ann Stern
Houston Endowment
Editorial Independence Policy
Our success depends on the trust of our readers.
All individuals carrying out the work of Houston Landing must abide by our Code of Ethics LINK when acting on behalf of the organization to ensure that trust isn’t broken.
Our editorial judgment is not swayed by any donor. No donor makes decisions related to our stories. Our acceptance of financial support does not mean we endorse donors or their products, services or opinions. We may accept donations to support the coverage of particular topics, but we maintain editorial control of that content.