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DALLAS, Feb. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Dallas Morning News and the School of Journalism at the University of Texas at Austin announced today a new collaborative initiative to educate and promote the next generation of journalists. The program creates two fulltime fellowship positions for recent UT graduates to work at The Dallas Morning News' bureaus in Washington, D.C. and Austin. The reporters will work under the supervision of Washington bureau chief Todd Gillman and Austin...
DALLAS, Dec. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Dallas Morning News today launched its tenth annual Texan of the Year series, naming Jason Roberts as a finalist. Editorials about nine finalists will appear from December 18 through December 28, with the 2012 Dallas Morning News Texan of the Year published in the newspaper on December 30. The Texan of the Year is recognized for uncommon impact. Roberts was named a finalist for energetic leadership that has inspired others to improve their...
DALLAS, Sept. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Dallas Morning News and Slingshot LLC today announced the creation of Speakeasy (http://yourspeakeasy.com), a joint venture between the two companies that is majority-owned by The Dallas Morning News. Speakeasy is a social content marketing company that will conceive, develop, manage and execute turnkey social campaigns and promotions for both local and national brands. Activities for the firm will include content creation, social media...
DALLAS, Sept. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Dallas Morning News has named Philipp von Holtzendorff-Fehling Chief Marketing Officer. In this role, he will serve as The News' key customer advocate with a particular focus on both subscriber acquisition and retention and the strategic application of customer data analytics. He will also provide strategic leadership for all marketing activities, including brand and market positioning, social strategy, content development, channel strategy,...
DALLAS, Aug. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Continuing its commitment to maintaining the strongest, deepest newsroom of any media outlet in North Texas, The Dallas Morning News has named longtime local journalist Mitch Schnurman as Business columnist. Beginning this Sunday, September 2, Schnurman will write several columns per week and blog regularly on The News' BizBeat blog. Schnurman brings deep regional experience to the position. He has been writing about business in North Texas...
DALLAS, Aug. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Dallas Morning News has formed a new independent business division to meet the operational, marketing and promotional needs of event organizers and live-event producers in categories ranging from education and information to entertainment and sports. Alison Draper has been appointed General Manager of the new CrowdSource, reporting to the CMO of The Dallas Morning News. Draper joins CrowdSource from her most recent position as publisher...
DALLAS, Aug. 31, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Dallas Morning News announced the release of the SportsDayHS mobile application for the iPhone and iPad - further expanding its portfolio of apps and bolstering The News' ability to deliver high-quality local content to diverse audiences and innovative solutions to advertisers. Available at the Apple iTunes store for $1.99, The SportsDayHS mobile app reports real-time football scores and statistics during the course of games. The Dallas Morning...
DALLAS, Aug. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Dallas Morning News announced the successful launch of its enhanced approach to local coverage in neighborsgo and the Metro section of the newspaper last weekend. The improvements were designed to increase the community-specific coverage of the weekly neighborsgo publications and bring a more regional focus to the daily Metro section. Neighborsgo is now distributed in Briefing and continues to be delivered inside the Friday edition of The Dallas...
DALLAS, July 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Dallas Morning News announced today that the last edition of its free entertainment tabloid, Quick, will be published on August 4. "Quick has been a valuable part of our strategy to reach different consumer audiences through a portfolio of complementary niche products. It has served its entertainment-focused readers and advertisers well since its introduction in 2003," said Jim Moroney, publisher of The Dallas Morning News. "Today, we are very well...
DALLAS, July 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- On the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, author and educator Jim Denison explains in his new book, "Radical Islam: What You Need to Know," that the greatest threat our children have ever faced is Muslim extremism. "The battle waged against the West by radical Muslims is the war of our generation," Denison says. "Killing bin Laden doesn't end this war." James C. Denison, Ph.D., is a cultural apologist,...
