Editing D Magazine (section)

==History==
''D Magazine'' was founded in 1974 by two University of Texas graduates, Wick Allison and Jim Atkinson. Both had a vision of giving [[Dallas]] an independent city magazine with an impact that would serve readers’ interests. They developed their concept after-hours while Allison, a Dallas native, attended graduate school at [[Southern Methodist University]] and Atkinson reported on KERA’s daily ''Newsroom'' program. Their vision was backed financially by young Dallas business people who shared their belief in the need for a strong city magazine.

The magazine received an early boost from [[Neiman Marcus]] founder [[Stanley Marcus]], who sent a letter to 200,000 Neiman Marcus cardholders in the Dallas area, urging them to subscribe to the new magazine. It is a member of the [[City and Regional Magazine Association]] (CRMA).<ref name="crma-members">{{cite web| url=http://www.citymag.org/City-and-Regional-Magazine-Association/Media-Partners/CRMA-Magazines/|title=CRMA Magazines|work=City and Regional Magazine Association|access-date=October 14, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100531220024/http://www.citymag.org/City-and-Regional-Magazine-Association/Media-Partners/CRMA-Magazines/|archive-date=May 31, 2010|url-status=dead }}</ref>

The magazine was not well received by everyone. In 1975 then-mayor Wes Wise [[lawsuit|sued]] the magazine for [[libel]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Wise v. Dallas Southwest Media Corp., 596 S.W.2d 533 (Tex. App. 1979)|url=https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1509323/wise-v-dallas-southwest-media-corp/|access-date=September 3, 2020|work=Court Listener}}</ref> That same year the Dallas Restaurant Association sent a letter to its members urging an advertising boycott of the magazine because of its critical dining reviews. In 1990, [[American Express]] purchased the magazine, but the new ownership was not successful. In 1996, original founder Wick Allison repurchased the magazine with a group of investors, and in 2003 became the sole owner.

The editors and staff writers of ''D'' also publish ''FrontBurner'', a [[blog]] about things relating to Dallas. In 2000, Allison launched a sister magazine, ''D Home'', for the [[home furnishings]] industry, and in 2003 a magazine for local brides called ''D Weddings''. By 2007 there were five more magazines under the ''D'' brand, serving various communities of interest, as well as [[People Newspapers|nine associated community weeklies]] serving affluent neighborhoods in Dallas.

In 2008, ''D Magazine'' laid off 19% of its staff and closed three of its newspapers due to shrinking revenue from advertising.<ref>{{cite news|title=D Magazine cuts staff, closes three papers|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/stories/2008/11/17/daily12.html|access-date=August 12, 2010|newspaper=Dallas Business Journal|date=November 18, 2008}}</ref> The magazine laid off an additional 12% of its staff in 2009.<ref>{{cite news|title=D Magazine lays off 12|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/stories/2009/03/02/daily59.html|access-date=August 12, 2010|newspaper=Dallas Business Journal|date=March 5, 2009}}</ref>

D Magazine Partners also publishes ''D Home,'' ''D CEO'', ''Dallas/Fort Worth Medical Directory'', ''D Weddings'', ''Private School Handbook'', and Dmagazine.com, a daily resource for best restaurants in Dallas, recommendations for things to do, local news, and commentary on life in Dallas.