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Table of Contents UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 Form 10 - Q þ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the quarterly period ended : September 30 , 2021 OR " TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Commission file no . 1-33741 al día Sunda $ 340 Should key Cowboys play in prosessen The Dallas Morning News Dallas lidera en arrestos de ICE The Dallas Morning News ' Recipe for disaster ' Maverick briefingweekend never dodged a fight BELO + B + C COMPANY Texas DallasNews CORPORATION ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) P. O. Box 224866 , Dallas , Texas 75222-4866 ( Address of principal executive offices , including zip code ) 38-3765318 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) ( 214 ) 977-7342 ( Registrant's telephone number , including area code ) Former name , former address and former fiscal year , if changed since last report . None Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Title of each class Trading Symbol Series A Common Stock , $ 0.01 par value DALN Name of each exchange on which registered The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC Indicate by check mark whether registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes þ No " Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( § 232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes þ No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of “ large accelerated filer , ” “ accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company , " and " emerging growth company ” in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act .: Large Accelerated Filer : Accelerated Filer : Non - Accelerated Filer : þ Smaller Reporting Company : þ Emerging Growth Company If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act.¨ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Act ) . Yes " No þ Shares of Common Stock outstanding at October 21 , 2021 : 5,352,490 shares ( consisting of 4,737,280 shares of Series A Common Stock and 615,210 shares of Series B Common Stock ) .