Add To Watchlist

DALLAS-MORNING-NEWS

The Wire

ASNE adds 2 online journalism leaders to board

The American Society of News Editors has named top online editors from Politico and the Dallas Morning News to its board of directors.

G Jason Kidd staying with Mavericks

The Mavericks say they have reached a deal to keep free agent point guard Jason Kidd in Dallas.

Former AP chairman named interim CEO at Freedom

Newspaper and TV station owner Freedom Communications Inc. named an interim CEO Wednesday, tapping the former publisher of The Dallas Morning News and former chairman of the board of The Associated Press.

Osborne: Newspapers will survive, in new form

Even though their look and operations may be different, newspapers have a future in the journalism world if they learn how to survive in a competitive field, former Dallas Morning News publisher Burl Osborne said Saturday.

Dallas Morning News layoffs begin Monday

The parent company of The Dallas Morning News said it will begin companywide layoffs Monday.

Sun-Times Media selects new CEO

Sun-Times Media Group Inc. has picked the former president and general manager of The Dallas Morning News as interim chief executive officer and chairman.

Texas editor, SD publisher named to Pulitzer board

The publisher of the Argus Leader in Sioux Falls, S.D., and the editorial page editor of The Dallas Morning News have been named to the Pulitzer Prize board.

Rumors: Cavaliers might fire Brown, hire Riley

You stick with a good thing, right? Well, Cleveland could be ditching heed coach even though he won Coach of the Year this past season. The Cavs had the league’s best record, but the front office has been on a mission to improve since the team lost to Orlando in the playoffs. And some of them reportedly seem to think they’d improve without Brown, who these same people apparently think was not as good as his counterpart in Orlando,. Rumor has it the execs were just as disappointed in the team’s wins over the Magic as its losses and said Brown’s game plan for the series was “junk.” Some are saying could be coming to Cleveland to save the day. Or at least keep a couple of hairdressers employed there. (ProBasketballNews)

Rumors: Lakers assistants interested in USC job

Assistant coaches Jim Cleamons and Brian Shaw are trying to help the Lakers win the NBA finals, but they've also got their eyes on the USC head coaching job, vacated by the departure of Tim Floyd on Tuesday. (L.A. Times)

Cowboys still aren't saying whether Romo will play

Tony Romo was basically a spectator in the middle of the field when the Dallas Cowboys started practice Friday. Nothing changed after that. The Cowboys listed their two-time Pro Bowl quarterback as questionable for Sunday's game after he didn't participate in practice, the last one before playing at St. Louis. Romo has a broken pinkie on his throwing hand.

AH Belo reports 2Q loss, plans 500 job cuts

A.H. Belo Corp., the publisher of The Dallas Morning News and three other newspapers, reported a second-quarter loss on Monday and said it was cutting 500 jobs, or 14 percent of its work force. Its shares fell more than 7 percent.

Paper Blasted for 'Texan of the Year'

When editorial writers at The Dallas Morning News chose the illegal immigrant as the newspaper's Texan of the Year, they expected some criticism. But not this: 800 blog postings and more than 150 letters to the editor blasting the decision.

The Vine
Family wants custody of 3 kids starved at hotel
Source: msnbc.com

The aunt of three emaciated children forced to spend day and night in a hotel bathroom in Texas for at least nine months said Thursday that she and their grandmother want custody of the youngsters.

Teen with 47 IQ gets 100 years in sex abuse case
Source: msnbc.com

A teenager who has profound mental disabilities was sentenced to 100 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges in a sex abuse case involving his 6-year-old neighbor.

More abuse found at Texas school for disabled
Source: msnbc.com

At least 40 employees were fired or resigned over abuse or neglect allegations at a state-run school where some workers are accused of forcing the disabled residents into fights.

Bush faces problem getting newspaper delivered
Source: The L.A. Times

Good riddance, was headline in some newspapers when he left after eight years of misrule. But now one of the most highly unpopular president in US history has a problem getting the newspaper delivered to his home.

Texas judge orders site to identify anonymous trolls, flamers
Source: Ars Technica

The right to flame someone online has typically been protected by the courts, but a Texas judge has decided enough is enough when it comes to 178 anonymous commenters on Topix.com. The site has less than a month to hand over identifying information about the Internet trolls.

Dallas Morning News parent A.H. Belo posts $17.3M loss
Source: The Dallas Morning News

Dallas-based newspaper company A.H. Belo Corporation posted a loss of $17.3 million, or 84 cents a share, between July and September, its third consecutive quarterly loss, according to results released Friday.

Dallas Morning News Staff: Obama campaign decision about reporter "more a function of limited seats"
Source: The Dallas Morning News

We think the Obama campaign's decision is to some degree more a function of limited seats, and while we're a large regional newspaper, we're not national and we're not in a swing state.

There Goes My Dream

It was my dream to turn this blog into nothing more than an opportunity to sit in the press box to report on a game, go into the locker room to interview the players, and have access to the morning and pregame shootarounds for some extra insight just once.

Dissecting An Interview

Recently, Avery Johnson sat down with Dallas Morning News Mavs beat writer Eddie Sefko for a little pre-training camp 10 questions. Even more recently, I sat down to dissect the answers. It's easier and cleaner than dissecting a frog so I figured what the hell?

What's Wrong with 'To Catch a Predator'?
Source: Romenesko

Excerpt: "Parallel investigations. That's how Chris Hansen, of "Dateline NBC" describes the work that he does on the program's "To Catch a Predator" segments.

A Former Dallas News'er Takes on the Entire Newspaper Business
Source: The Dallas Observer Blog

Former Dallas Morning News TV critic Manny Mendoza teamed up with documentary filmmaker Mark Birnbaum to create a documentary on the future of the newspaper business.

Newspapers and TV Stations Try Cross-Pollination
Source: Broadcasting & Cable

Declining numbers for newspapers and television news media have sparked some in the media to work together.

Peterson To Go Pro
Source: ESPN.com

Junior running back Adrian Peterson will skip his final year of eligibility at Oklahoma to make himself available for April's NFL draft, sources told the Dallas Morning News on Wednesday.

On Nov. 22, 1963, TV took over the news
Source: The Miami Herald

Glenn Garvin looks at how the Kennedy assassination changed TV news. Bob Schieffer tells him: "Up until that weekend, most people got their news from print media -- newspapers and magazines. From that weekend on, people turned to television."

Bush to Seek Impeachment Through Blowjob from Digestopia
Source: topnews.digestopia.com

Finally sick of his scandal and failure ridden presidency, George W Bush decides to seek his own impeachment through the only infraction he knows the Republican Congress will find unforgivable: a blowjob.

This area needs news. Click here to seed the vine