Civic Tech Field Guide
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"The Landing might have begun as one of the best-funded nonprofit newsrooms in the country. It now appears to be a cautionary tale about the risks of relying on a few big funders and of disagreements about mission and strategy undermining a newsroom." - Sophie Culpepper, NiemanLab
| Organization Type: | Media organization |
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| Status: | Inactive |
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| Founded: | 2023 |
| Closed: | 2025 |
| Postmortem: | https://www.niemanlab.org/2025/04/the-houston-landing-raised-20-million-pre-launch-less-than-two-years-later-its-shutting-down/ |
| Last Modified: | 4/18/2025 |
| Added on: | 4/17/2025 |
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Funding Details
| Funded By | Date | Amount |
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| Houston Endowment, Kinder Foundation, Arnold Ventures, the American Journalism Project, and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation | 01/01/2023 | $ 20000000.00 |
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Civic Tech Field Guide
Civic Tech Field Guide