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Dallas Morning News To Be Acquired by Hearst in Deal Valuing DMN Parent at $74.9M
by David Seeley | Jul 10, 2025
New York City-based Hearst Corp.—the media giant that owns everything from A&E Network to Cosmopolitan to 28 daily newspapers across the U.S.—is acquiring DallasNews Corp. and its 140-year-old newspaper by offering a premium of 219% on its stock price. At the deal's close, the Morning News will go private and join the nationwide Hearst Newspapers lineup.
![Erica Kosemund, Chief Brand Officer, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; Gillian Breidenbach, Chief Partnership Officer, North Texas FWC Organizing Committee; Chief Gary Batton, Chief of Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; Monica Paul, Executive Director of Dallas Sports Commission and President of North Texas FWC Organizing Committee; John Hobbs, Senior Executive Officer of Communications, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; and Heidi Grant, Senior Executive Officer of Commerce Administration, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, celebrate Choctaw Casinos & Resorts becoming an Official Dallas World Cup 2026 Host City Supporter. [Photo: North Texas FWC Organizing Committee/Choctaw Casinos & Resorts]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/FIFA-Choctaw-dec-2025.jpg)
