The media holding company that owns The Dallas Morning News has reportedly donated more to the Democratic Party than the Republican Party.
Records obtained by The Dallas Express show that staff at DMN’s holding company, DallasNews Corporation, made $103,041.57 in political contributions over the last 20 years or so. Of the $103,041.57, $59,845.10 was donated to groups or candidates affiliated with the Democratic Party, while only $20,196.47 was donated to groups or candidates affiliated with the Republican Party.
DallasNews Corporation director Dunia Shive donated $23,000 to both Democrats and Republicans.
The DallasNews Corporation’s directors also heavily contributed to Democratic groups and campaigns: Louis Caldera donated $27,300, John Beckert donated $10,876.90, and Ronald McCray donated $6,970.
Marketing employees of the corporation also donated solely to Democrats.
One sales and marketing consultant donated $100, a national advertising director donated $500, and a digital marketing employee donated $55. A graphic designer donated $1,789.20, an accounting clerk donated $8,598, and the president of Medium Giant, John Kiker, donated $500.
As previously reported by DX, DallasNews Corporation, which also owns the marketing company Medium Giant, is DEI-focused.
Medium Giant’s website states the company is “committed to DEI.”
“Under the leadership of Leona Allen Ford, our Diversity, Equity + Inclusion (DE+I) Council comprises an inclusive set of representatives from across our companies: Medium Giant, The Dallas Morning News, Al Día, and Distribion. It’s intended to be a conduit and a feedback channel between employees and top leadership. In other words, the council’s job is to advocate on behalf of every employee and push our leaders toward progress,” Medium Giant’s website reads.
DX reached out to DMN publisher Grant Moise but did not receive a response by publication.
As previously reported by DX, DMN has admitted that its coverage has been biased against right-leaning views.
“Our Education Lab team, overseen by editor Eva-Marie Ayala, covers a host of hot-button political issues, from school choice (education savings accounts) to culture-war controversies. Readers complain that sometimes conservative voices do not show up in those stories. I would agree,” DMN public editor Stephen Buckley wrote.