Tag Archives: journalism

RIP, Houston Landing

Posted on April 16, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Major bummer. The board of Houston Landing has voted to shut down the nonprofit newsroom in the face of financial challenges. Although Houston Landing launched with significant seed funding, it has been unable to build additional revenue streams to support … Continue reading →

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What’s going on at the Houston Landing?

Posted on January 11, 2024 by Charles Kuffner

Whatever it is, it’s not great. Before the Houston Landing even had a name, it was already powered by one of the biggest investments in any single nonprofit local news startup. A full year before launch, the project had secured … Continue reading →

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Houston Landing

Posted on February 6, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

Meet the new kid on the local media block. More than a year ago, researchers studying local news in the Houston metro area learned something critical to the launch of the Houston Landing. “The community often times feels left out … Continue reading →

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“Blogger bill” passes out of House committee

Posted on May 5, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

I’m pleased to note that HB4237, the “blogger bill” that I wrote about last week, passed out of the Civil Jurisprudence committee on an 8-1 vote. Now the race against time and the Calendars committee begins. Nevertheless, this is a … Continue reading →

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Stand Up To Help Bloggers Get Needed Protections Under Texas Law

Posted on April 24, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Vince writes about a bill that is of great interest to all us bloggers. On Monday, the House Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence Committee will hold a public hearing on a bill which will give Texas bloggers and citizen journalists some … Continue reading →

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