The satirical news publication The Onion was named the winning bidder for Alex Jones’ Infowars at a bankruptcy auction Thursday, backed by families of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims ...

One of my favorite quotes from Hunter S. Thompson in his role as the gonzo journalist comes from his 1971 book “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.” “When the going gets weird, the weird turns pro.” This ...

The Onion’s rejected purchase of Infowars in an auction bid supported by families of the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting dealt them a new setback Wednesday and clouded the future of Alex Jones’s ...

Funny Because It’s True: How The Onion Created Modern American News Satire; By Christine Wenc Running Press; 320 pp., $30.00 “That bland, rigid AP generic juxtaposition between the outrageousness of ...

Here's some headlines for you. "Kitten Thinks Of Nothing But Murder All Day Long," Everyone Involved In Pizza's Preparation, Delivery, Purchase Extremely High," "Defiant Milosevic Eats Big, Sloppy ...

World-class satire publication 'The Onion' spoofed Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce's relationship with musical superstar Taylor Swift in an article that was posted to the comedically ...

After an Oscar night uproar over a deleted tweet that used the c-word in a "joke" to describe 9-year-old Best Actress nominee Quvenzhané Wallis, The Onion's new chief executive is attempting to put ...

(Bloomberg) -- Madison, Wisconsin, was already a thriving media center in 1988 — it boasted two daily newspapers, two University of Wisconsin dailies, and a raft of alternative weeklies — when a pair ...

“Sorry, Vet Students: The Vet School Just Got Moved 40 Miles Further East.” “New Human Development Course To Be Taught On How To Steal A Baby.” Fortunately ...

InfoWars founder Alex Jones speaks to the media outside Waterbury Superior Court during his trial on September 21, 2022 in Waterbury, Connecticut. Credit - Joe Buglewicz/Getty Images The satirical ...

Shane Tilton is the Irene Casteel Endowed chair of education, professional and social sciences and associate professor of multimedia journalism at Ohio Northern University. His latest book "Meme Life" ...

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