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Fracking: What We Don't Know Could Kill a Goat. Or Give 'Em One Hell of a Nosebleed.

​Maybe the biggest problem with the fracking issue is that it involves the deadly, mind-numbing and sleep-inducing phrase "parts per billion." Otherwise I might have cracked the case long ago. Fracking is deep-well drilling for natural gas in which drillers inject water and chemicals into a l ... More >>

Big Belo Bonuses Big News in Providence

Robert Decherd​Don't tell Dallas Morning News bigwigs that the newspaper business is in trouble: The A.H. Belo-owned Providence Journal reports this afternoon that Chairman Robert Decherd, Publisher Jim Moroney, President John McKeon and Chief Financial Officer Alison Engel made out pretty, pretty ... More >>

For Sale: Some of the Most Important Paintings in Dallas Times Herald (And Dallas) History

At left is Allen Merriman, editor emeritus; at right, James Chambers, a publisher​Speaking of fine art ...Tuesday morning, our editorial assistant got the phone call. The voice on the other end of the line whispered: Someone has just brought to Consignment Heaven dozens of pieces taken out of the ... More >>

News & Notes: Southwest Boots Passenger, a Greenville Ave. "Raid" and DMN Good News

Avi AdelmanJust another weekend on Lower Greenville, where DPD checks IDs at the Hotel Capri​Some weekend catch-up while we wake up following several base-running mistakes last night: Kevin Smith is at the Granada Wednesday night, and, maybe, he'll address his earlier-this-year run-in with hometow ... More >>

If You'd Like to Buy The News' Southern Dallas Packaging Facility, It's Now on the Market

​Maybe you recall that back in November, we heard from Dallas Morning News publisher Jim Moroney about the company's decision to pack up and abandon its Southern Dallas packaging facility near the intersection of Interstates 20 and 45 on Langdon Road. Reason we e-mailed Moroney was because some fo ... More >>

Kissin' Cousins: Who the Hell Came Up With That List of Would-Be Mayoral Candidates?

David Laney, who at least looks like a Dallas mayor​Reading The Dallas Morning News is easy. I don't know why people complain. I had at least three conversations Sunday with grumpy people all upset and confused about the Gromer Jeffers story in the Sunday paper: "Issue of Dallas' next mayor isn't ... More >>

Inside Dallas News's Price-Hike Strategy

​The Dallas Morning News's circulation is way down -- by 30 percent since 2007 -- which is just what A.H. Belo higher-ups expected when they decided to start upping the price of the paper. In a "special report," Editor & Publisher details just how the News came up with the decision to charge $ ... More >>

At The Dallas News, a New "Bold Strategy": Section Editors Reporting to Sales Managers

Bob Mong​After the jump, you will find a memo Dallas Morning News editor Bob Mong and senior vice president of sales Cyndy Carr sent to everyone at A.H. Belo Corp. Wednesday afternoon outlining what they call a "business/news integration." Which means? As of yesterday, some section editors at all ... More >>

Dallas News Publisher Jim Moroney Really Wants to Stress, "Our Content Isn't For Sale"

News publisher Jim Moroney​Late this evening, Dallas Morning News publisher and chief executive officer Jim Moroney called to discuss editor Bob Mong's memo concerning the paper's new "business/news integration," which has some of the paper's section editors reporting directly to newly assigned ad ... More >>

Dallas News Inches Closer to Charging for Online Content and Blocking Google News

​The latest news about The News should come as absolutely no surprise to anyone who's listened to the paper's publisher and CEO, Jim Moroney, since at least February, when he told Unfair Park that, yes, sooner or later A.H. Belo would "experiment" with finding out how much online readers were will ... More >>

News CEO Jim Moroney on His Decision to Close the Paper's Southern Dallas Facility

​When A.H. Belo Corporation released its third-quarter financials on Friday, included high in the press release was this note: "As part of the Company's ongoing efforts to realign its business and reduce expenses, The Dallas Morning News will close the packaging facility as it consolidates product ... More >>

Look, Briefing Does Not Suck, K?

​So says Editor & Publisher in its just-published list of "10 That Do It Right." A.H. Belo biggest wig Robert Decherd has long maintained the free, miniature Morning News is a money-maker, not merely a trash-generator. (Though, admittedly, my folks got a copy last week that wound up much close ... More >>

A.H. Belo Revenue Drops, But Stock Price Still Rising; Local TV Talks ESPN Comin' to Town

​Two media matters this morning, beginning with A.H. Belo releasing its second-quarter numbers: "Advertising revenue, including print and Internet revenue, was down 30.2 percent, due to declines in retail, general and classified revenues in all AHC markets." The press release has all the stats con ... More >>

Belo Will "Continue to Focus on Expense Reductions and Operational Realignment"

Weeks after completing its latest round of penny-saving layoffs, which were preceded by pay cuts and benefits trims, A.H. Belo this morning reported its first-quarter '09 results -- and they are significant. The publisher of The Dallas Morning News reports a first quarter net loss of $103.1 millio ... More >>

Called for Charging: Mark Cuban Delivers News Some Suggestions For Keeping Readers

Monday-morning flashback: the paperboy convention outside the Adolphus Hotel in 1924. Sorry, the "juvenile districts agents."This morning, The Dallas Morning News released its circulation stats covering the last six months, and, as to be expected, they're down: "Daily circulation in the same period ... More >>

At The News Today, "D Day"

This morning, A.H. Belo Corporation announced that layoffs at The Dallas Morning News will begin promptly, with "the majority of the actions [taking place] today and tomorrow." By the time the company's done with its so-called "cost-cutting measures," it will have eliminated 14 percent of its total ... More >>

In Advance of Layoffs, A.H. Belo Corp. to Reduce Salaries and Pension Contributions

A.H. Belo president and CEO Robert DecherdOn DMNCuts, word is A.H. Belo Corp. will start trimming staff at The Dallas Morning News early next week. Which will be followed on May 1 by pay cuts for all: Robert Decherd this morning sent a "Letter to Colleagues" in which the A.H. Belo chairman, CEO and ... More >>

Oh, Yeah, Give It To Me, Quick. That's It. Right There. You Know the Spot. Mmmmffffrrrhh ...

After taking a long, hard look at this morning's Quick cover, Unfair Park would like to take this opportunity to welcome Dallas Morning News Managing Editor George Rodrigue to the sexually oriented weekly tabloid business. As a member of this elite journalism club, George, you and A.H. Belo upper ma ... More >>

Evan at the Plate: Out at The News, the Rangers Beat Writer Slides Into D

Jim Moroney, A.H. Belo executive vice president and Dallas Morning News publisher, confirms that the company has laid off employees at The Denton Record Chronicle -- how many, though, he does not say. Belo, as reported earlier, expects to lay off 500 employees in coming days, with 75 to 100 coming f ... More >>

This Morning, A.H. Belo Corp. Announces Loss of 14 Percent in Total Revenue in 2008

In the wake of A.H. Belo's recent announcement that it's laying off yet another 500 employees -- no later than March 28 -- the question is: How much money did The Dallas Morning News's parent company make in 2008, the first year it operated as a spin-off of Belo Corp.? The answer, revealed in this m ... More >>

Morning News Publisher Discusses the "Unfortunate Coincidence" of Belo Bonuses and Charging for Online Content

James Moroney IIIOn Friday, A.H. Belo Corporation announced that it would, yet again, lay off about 500 more workers at all of its properties, among them The Dallas Morning News and The Providence Journal. At the same time, Belo managers, in the newspaper group and in the corporate offices, were rec ... More >>

Is Your News Worth a Dollar a Day?

A.H. Belo hopes you think so, because The Dallas Morning News just posted the following notice: Starting Feb. 9, The Dallas Morning News will increase the newsstand price of its Monday-through-Saturday newspapers to one dollar from the current level of 75 cents. The News attributed ... More >>

For Now, At Least, General Motors to Keep on Truckin' in Arlington

WikiMapia The bossmen for the Big Three are having one hell of a time getting Congress to bail 'em out, and General Motors' stock is down 5.5 percent today to $2.72 -- or about 80 cents more than A.H. Belo, which has taken an inexplicable nosedive since the opening bell. But some good news, at la ... More >>

We've Been Briefing-ed!

Dallas Morning News Has a Smaller, But Better Audience Now

The Recession's Here. Over There Too.

A.H. Belo Ain't Going Below the Trinity With Its Free Briefing

Decherd: News to Remain "Essential to the Local News and Information Needs."

After Posting Another Loss, A.H. Belo to Shed People and Property

Belo Bigwigs Mum on Staff Reduction Specifics, Other Changes

Dallas, Your Morning News Is About to Get a Little More Expensive

Decherd Shares With A. H. Belo Corp.'s Shareholders This Morning

Decherd's Letter to Belo Stockholders Leads to Fewer Belo Stockholders

Look Out, Belo! Redux

Standard & Poor's A Little Concerned About A.H. Belo Spin-Off

Yeah, But Would Charles Darwin Sell The Dallas Morning News?

One More Bit of Dallas' History About to Bite the Dust

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Belo the belt

When Belo got into the cable news business, it set off a war with Time Warner that has both companies fighting over Texas

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Party like it's 1999

Three wide-eyed promoters and the almighty A.H. Belo Corp. plan to boldly carry Big D and the rest of the world into the new millennium

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Shameless in Seattle

A breach-of-contract lawsuit dogs A.H. Belo's bid to join the media big leagues

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