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Galveston News founded
The Galveston News was founded in 1842 by Samuel Bangs. -
Alfred H. Belo aquired control
Alfred H. Belo aquired control and was investigating the possibility of establishing a sister paper in rapidly developing North Texas -
First Publication
The Dallas Daily Morning Newspaper began publication in October 1, 1885 -
condemned the Ku Klux Klan
In a courageous move, the paper condemned the Ku Klux Klan in the early 1920s. -
circulation had increased to 86,000
1928 circulation had increased to 86,000 -
Controversy
The Dallas Morning News has been accused of inflating its circulation numbers to keep advertiser revenue high.[citation needed] In the mid-1980s, the paper was sued by the rival Times Herald, charging that the News was overstating circulation increases -
National Reporting Prize
1986: National Reporting :ulitzer Prize -
Explanatory Journalism Pulitzer Prize
1989: Explanatory Journalism -
George Polk Award
1990: Gayle Reaves, David Hanners, and David McLemore for regional reporting -
No Competition
In late 1991, the DMN became the lone major newspaper in the Dallas market, when its rival the Dallas Times Herald was closed after several years of hard-fought circulation wars between the two papers, especially over the then-burgeoning classified advertising market. -
Feature Photography Pulitzer Prize
1991: Feature Photography -
Investigative Reporting Pulitzer Prize
1992: Investigative Reporting -
New Editions to Expand
In April 2005, The Dallas Morning News launched four editions of a weekly community newspaper called Neighbors -
Breaking News Photography Prize
2006: Breaking News Photography -
Pulitzer Award for Editorial Writing
2010: Editorial Writing -
Subscriber Number Reaches 264,459
circulation of 264,459 subscribers, the Audit Bureau of Circulations reported in September 2010. -
Neighborsgo is getting bigger (DMN's branch to get bigger)
As of August 2011, neighborsgo (a part of DMN) publishes 11 weekly print editions and is distributed to more than 340,000 households in the Dallas area. -
Alive and Big
Alive and well!
