The Dallas Morning News announced on Thursday morning that it is being bought by media giant Hearst. Judging from the responses some DMN staffers posted to social media following the announcement, the “merger,” as DMN calls it, wasn’t something many saw coming.
According to an article posted beneath the top story on its website homepage, the sale includes the newspaper as well as Medium Giant, DallasNews Corp.’s “integrated creative marketing agency.”
“The deal was unanimously approved by the boards of directors from both companies and is expected to close in September or October,” the article states…