John A. Beckert

DallasNews Corp. Shareholders Approve Merger with Hearst Corp.

by | Sep 23, 2025
DallasNews Corp. is the holding company of The Dallas Morning News and marketing and media company Medium Giant. Under the merger, DallasNews shareholders will receive an all-cash consideration of $16.50 per share of DallasNews common stock.
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DallasNews Corp. Appoints Non-Executive Chairman of Board
by | May 12, 2023

Robert W. Decherd has stepped down as executive chairman of the board of DallasNews Corp. and was succeeded by John A. Beckert, the board’s lead director, as non-executive chairman.

The company said that Dunia A. Shive assumed Beckert’s position as chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and that the role of lead director was combined into the non-executive chairman role....

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