Dallas Morning News

Mondo Times editors    Boulder Colorado USA

Posted at 6:24am on Monday, December 28th, 2009

The Dallas Morning News Names the Heroes of Fort Hood as Texan of the Year

DALLAS, December 26, 2009 -- The Dallas Morning News has named the Heroes of Fort Hood as its 2009 Dallas Morning News Texan of the Year. The newspaper's Editorial Board recognized the ways that the Fort Hood community stays focused on mission despite loss and hardship in Texas and overseas. The Heroes are those both on base and off, who show extraordinary dedication to mission and one another.

As stated in the editorial, published in the newspaper's editions of Sunday, December 27:

"You can find them inside and outside the base's gates -- men, women and even children who embrace the call to duty and sacrifice. They do it not to draw attention to themselves but because they firmly believe in their mission. For their dedication, service and so much more, we salute the Heroes of Fort Hood as the 2009 Dallas Morning News Texan of the Year."

The Nov. 5 shooting rampage was a shattering experience, the editorial said, adding:

"No one minimizes the attack's enormous significance, but they don't allow this one tragedy to eclipse the thousands of others the community has known."

Mondo Times editors    Boulder Colorado USA

Posted at 8:12am on Friday, December 4th, 2009

Some Dallas Morning News editors have begun reporting to advertising sales execs, the New York Times reported on December 3, 2009:

"A memo sent to employees on Wednesday explains the creation of new positions with the title of general manager, each responsible for ad sales in particular parts of the paper.

“In the sports and entertainment segments, the senior news editors will report directly to the G.M. while retaining a strong reporting relationship to the editor and managing editor,” the memo said.

Asked if there were plans to apply the structure in sports and entertainment to other parts of the paper, Bob Mong, the editor of The Morning News, said, “not at this time.”

The full story:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/04/business/media/04paper.html

Mondo Times editors    Boulder Colorado USA

Posted at 7:54am on Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

Dallas Morning News, WFAA Partner With Blastoff Network To Launch Shopping Portal That Pays Back Users, the companies announced on November 18, 2009:

"Using the already popular portal engine of BlastoffNetwork.com, the partnership developed DFWblastoff.com, a local customizable internet portal featuring lifestyle content, access to local news and information from The Dallas Morning News and WFAA, the Belo Corp. owned, ABC television affiliate in D-FW, and an online shopping mall featuring more than 400 well-known retailers.

It also includes a cash-back program that pays members when their friends and family shop online through the site. Other features include videos and music, free retro games, sports and entertainment news.

The added "social media" features allow users to create a network by inviting friends to sign up on DFWblastoff.com. When the users and their friends shop at any of DFWblastoff.com's more than 400 online retail partner sites, they receive "cash back" on each purchase. In turn, each of those new members can encourage others to signup and will receive cash back on their purchases as well.

"Our technology encourages these kinds of partnerships for multiple levels of success. It is even further enhanced by the "local" aspect," said Adam Smith, co-founder of Blastoff Network. "DFWblastoff.com not only creates a great home page portal experience for local consumers, but also puts money in their pockets."

For more information:
http://www.blastoffnetwork.com

Eric Kallgren    Boulder, Colorado USA

Posted at 2:09pm on Friday, April 10th, 2009

The Dallas Morning News began a round of layoffs on April 7, 2009, the Dallas Business Journal reported:

"Newspaper publisher A.H. Belo Corp. said Monday that The Dallas Morning News is beginning job cuts that were initially announced in January.

The staff reduction will impact 500 jobs across all of A.H. Belo's properties, the Morning News said in a press statement.

The majority of the reductions will take place Monday and Tuesday.

“Our company continues to face unprecedented economic challenges during this prolonged recession, making this staff reduction a very difficult but necessary decision,” said Jim Moroney, publisher and CEO of The Dallas Morning News. “As The Dallas Morning News evolves to meet these challenges, we remain committed to serving our readers and community in important and unique ways.”"