Tom Huang

Tom Huang is Assistant Managing Editor for Journalism Initiatives at The Dallas Morning News, where he edits stories across multiple beats, oversees the newsroom’s internship and mentorship program and leads the newsroom’s community-funded journalism initiative, which seeks philanthropic support of public service journalism. Since 2020, he has helped launch The News’ Education Lab, which has expanded education reporting with the support of local foundations; Arts Access, a partnership with KERA that covers arts through an equity lens; and the Future of North Texas, an initiative to cover the impact of growth on the region. As an adjunct faculty member of The Poynter Institute, he organizes seminars for professional journalists on writing, reporting and editing. He is a graduate of MIT, with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in computer science and engineering.