A report recommended launching a new nonprofit newsroom in Houston, leading to nearly $21 million in funding from local philanthropies. The Houston Endowment, Kinder Foundation, and Arnold Ventures were key backers. The goal was to create one of the largest nonprofit newsrooms in the U.S., with a search committee tasked to find a CEO. Scott McClelland was appointed but stepped down in September 2022, later being replaced by Peter Bhatia, who brought decades of editorial leadership experience. The newsroom's board began meetings in November 2022.
The report recommended starting a new, nonprofit Houston newsroom, with funding from local philanthropy partners including the Houston Endowment and Arnold Ventures.
The new newsroom aimed to be one of the largest nonprofit newsrooms in the country with nearly $21 million in seed funding to support operations through 2025.
Scott McClelland was chosen as the CEO of the new newsroom, with Mizanur Rahman as editor-in-chief and early support from a six-member search committee.
Peter Bhatia replaced Scott McClelland as CEO after his unexpected resignation, bringing extensive editorial leadership experience to the organization.
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