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[edit] Is the Dallas Morning News editorially conservative?

Should the Dallas Morning News be labeled conservative in the article?

The Dallas Morning News has a long tradition of Republican endorsements in national elections but it has endorsed many Democrats in local elections... particularly incumbents. While the Morning News did endorse Bush in the 2004 election, it has been quite critical of the Bush Administration at times. For instance there was a scathing editorial on cronyism in the Bush administration that led to wholly unqualified Michael Brown becoming FEMA Director and how this affected the administration's Katrina response.

In State politics, the paper was extremely critical of the Tom Delay redistricting plan pushed through the Texas State Legislature. It said that this plan diluted minority voting rights and should never have passed.

The paper tends to be pro-business or free-market but it is also very civic minded and has endorsed many very expensive government projects such as the Trinity River Project and the proposed Trinity River bridges.

The Dallas Morning News tends to be liberal or at least Libertarian on social issues... particularly since Keven Ann Willey arrived.

A statement that the Dallas Morning News political position is conservative is not accurate and should be removed. Wintd 01:18, 6 May 2006 (UTC)

I disagree; certainly, in the 1980s when we had two to choose from, the News was considerd by far the more 'conservative' of them. I don't see that it's changed significantly since. I think a survey of Dallasites would show they consider the paper to be Republican-leaning, and a generally strong supporter of the Bush administration. That said, said survey has not been done, and the statement (while accurate in my view) is unsourced. I don't really care on the matter; I'm just waiting to see if any Belo employee comes along to soften my edits in re: the Times-Herald any....Eaglizard 11:43, 17 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Conservative?

I don't know why anyone would ever use the word conservative and the DMN in the same sentence. Any publication that supports a war (which is in no way justified) that is destroying the economy of our country via the federal reserve printing money like there is no tomorrow is considered liberal if you ask me. Something needs to be said about that.

[edit] A.H. Belo to Belo

A. H. Belo Corporation no longer owns the DMN. It's now the similarly-named Belo Corporation, so I changed that information on the article. Mr. E. Sánchez (talk) 03:41, 1 May 2008 (UTC)