Letter from Houston Landing journalists opposing recent firings, posted to X

Monday's actions blindsided us. Nothing in the Landing's performance, to date, appears to justify terminating two senior, trusted and well-respected members of the newsroom. CEO Peter Bhatia gave us his time this morning to explain his decisions. Unfortunately, we remain baffled why such drastic measures were necessary. We now risk significant damage to employee retention and recruitment. Further, the optics of such a massive restructuring during a moment of forward momentum will hurt our fundraising and financial efforts.”

Posted letter from "The Journalists of the Houston Landing"

Letter posted to X (formerly Twitter) 

The story continues at Houston Landing, which parted company this week with Editor-in-Chief Mizanur Rahman and Investigative Reporter Alex Stuckey.

("Houston Landing abruptly fires Editor-in-Chief and Investigative Reporter")

Last night, Michael Hardy, senior editor at Texas Monthly, shared a letter on X (formerly, Twitter), signed by members of the newsroom and sent to the Houston Landing’s board of directors, objecting to the dismissals. CEO Peter Bhatia contends this was a decision made as a course change for the newsroom.

In September 2023, E&P’s contributing editor, Gretchen A. Peck, reported on Houston Landing’s mission and team.