2025 journalism job cuts tracked: Houston Landing closes, Quartz sale results in newsroom layoffs

2025 journalism job cuts tracked: Houston Landing closes, Quartz sale results in newsroom layoffs

Job cuts in the journalism industry in the UK and US slowed in February compared to January 2025. More than 900 jobs were cut in the journalism industry in the UK and US in January compared to about 210 in February. Among the most affected media companies in January were: The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Dotdash Meredith, BBC World Service, the Mail titles in the UK, CNN, NBC News and Forbes. In February jobs went at MSNBC, the Los …

Houston Landing will shut down by May due to ‘financial challenges’

The Houston Landing announced Tuesday it will shut down by mid-May, less than two years after its launch, due to “financial challenges.” The Landing, a nonprofit digital outlet, started publishing […] The post Houston Landing will shut down by May due to ‘financial challenges’ appeared first on Poynter.

Houston Landing to shutter soon. When and why the Texas nonprofit newsroom is closing

The Houston Landing announced that it would shut down the nonprofit newsroom amid financial difficulties.

Houston Landing to close over 'financial challenges,' nonprofit announces

The nonprofit newsroom Houston Landing announced it will close in "Letter from the Editor" posted Tuesday morning citing financial concerns.

Houston nonprofit news outlet will shut down after only 2 years

Amid financial challenges, the nonprofit Houston Landing online news outlet plans to shut down by mid-May.In an April 15 announcement posted on its website, Houston Landing says that although it launched in 2023 with more than $20 million in seed funding, the outlet failed to attract enough revenue to continue operating. The announcement followed a vote by the organization’s board of directors to close the nonprofit newsroom. All 43 employees wi…

What went wrong at Houston Landing? Maybe it never clearly defined its mission.

Houston skyline via Pixabay There was something about Houston Landing that never quite made sense. It was a large digital startup in a city already served by the Houston Chronicle, whose corporate owner, Hearst, enjoys a reputation for strong journalism. It attracted a stunning amount of philanthropic funding — $20 million — before its launch two years ago, and somehow managed to burn through much of it. It was beset by tumult after its second C…