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The Onion stories: 11 news summaries

 The Decade's Best Quotes 


Nov 21, 09 5:48 AM CST
(Newser) - With the end of the decade near, Newsweek has rounded up the top 10 most important quotes from 2000 to 2009. A selection:
  • "Brownie, you’re doing a heck of a job": President George W. Bush, Sept. 2, 2005. In one line to then-FEMA director Michael Brown,
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Barack Obama • Hurricane Katrina • FEMA • Osama bin Laden • Michael Brown • The Onion • George W. Bush • Sarah Palin • 9/11 attacks • famous quotes

 How the Onion 
 Writes Headlines 

New book Our Front Pages explores the evolution

Nov 3, 09 1:02 PM CST
(Newser) - The Onion's writers have a backward way of generating stories: They come up with the headlines first. The staff devotes the first two days of each week to rejecting headlines like “Quick and Painless Overthrow of Taliban Enters Eighth Year” in favor of “US Continues Quagmire-Building Effort in... More »

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media • newspaper • satire • The Onion • headlines

Onion Peels Into Greeting Card Business

Yesterday's fake headlines become today's salutations

Oct 6, 09 9:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Real newspapers take note: The Onion has found a way to squeeze some money out of its back issues. A new line of greeting cards based on its parody articles has hit Target, giving Americans the perfect way to convey sentiments like "Search for Self Called Off After 38... More »

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newspaper • parody • publishing • The Onion • greetings cards

(Newser) - Satire just doesn't translate well. Two Bangladeshi newspapers have apologized to readers after breathlessly reporting a US scoop: Neil Armstrong thinks the moon landing was a hoax! Problem is, the story appeared in the Onion. "We've since learned that the fun site runs false and juicy reports based on... More »

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NASA • satire • Bangladesh • The Onion • moon landings • Neil Armstrong

(Newser) - When the editors and writers at the Onion AV Club aren’t working—which appears to be often—they have their own “favorite time-wasting” websites to frequent. A sampling:
  • CNN: "They’ve got some news there that you can read and junk," Nathan Rabin
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blogosphere • Internet • CNN • Andrew Sullivan • website • The Onion • procrastination • The Inevitable Zombie Apocalypse • Geekologie • Fuckyeahanimalswithcasts

(Newser) - Not even satirical daily paper the Onion can escape the woes of the print industry—it's shutting down its San Francisco and Los Angeles editions tomorrow, a source tells Gawker’s Ryan Tate. The Onion launched the editions in 2005 and 2006, respectively, well into the newspaper crisis, notes Tate,... More »

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newspaper • The Onion

YouTube, SNL Receive Peabody Awards

Organization honors new media for first time

Apr 1, 09 4:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - YouTube, Lost, and CNN were all honored with a 2008 Peabody Award for contributions to broadcasting, the Hollywood Reporter writes. For news, NPR’s coverage of the earthquake in Chengu, China, and CNN’s 2008 election coverage were recognized, along with Saturday Night Live for the razor-sharp political satire it... More »

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Saturday Night Live • YouTube • Lost • HBO • Entourage • The Onion • Peabody Awards

Satirical Paper Thrives
in Tough US Market

The Onion feeds the public's need for
satiric news coverage

Nov 16, 08 8:10 PM CST
(Newser) - As newspapers lay off workers and struggle to survive, the Onion is adding staff and circulating in new markets, the Washington Post reports. Riding the crest of America's love for Jon Stewart-style satirical news, the 20-year-old paper pays writers well and holds down a New York City office. "It's... More »

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newspaper • satire • comedy • The Daily Show • The Onion

(Newser) - The Onion, bucking a 20-year trend, plans to cover tomorrow's election results in something resembling real time, the AP reports. The "satirical newspaper of record" and its website have prepared articles and videos in advance, requiring long hours unfamiliar to its writers. “It has become sort of... More »

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newspaper • satire • comedy • writer • The Onion • Election 2008 • media coverage • Joe Randazzo

All the News That's Fit to Invent: The Onion Hits 20

From a Wisconsin dorm to a NYC highrise, satirical newspaper's key lies in lies

Mar 2, 08 4:51 PM CST
(Newser) - When a wisecracking newspaper was born in a Wisconsin dorm room in 1988, no one predicted it would one day be installed in sleek Manhattan offices, producing fake print and television news, and rolling in dough. But the Onion's president isn’t surprised, CBS reports. The paper “attracts... More »

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newspaper • New York City • satire • online newspapers • The Onion • podcasts • video podcasts • University of Wisconsin Madison • Sean Mills • Scott Dikkers

Onion Atlas Redraws
the World

No corner of the globe
is safe from the
masters of satire

Nov 3, 07 3:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - You may never look at the world in quite the same way after reading the new atlas from the Onion, says a Newsweek reviewer. Our Dumb World is the best parody in 30 years, writes Malcolm Jones, with its mix of laugh-out-loud goofball humor and darker satire. The Iraq map,... More »

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Iraq • United Kingdom • Democratic Republic of Congo • Ukraine • atlas • The Onion

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