Funny Because It's True: How The Onion Created Modern American News Satire Ashley Westby From #1 New York Times

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Funny Because It's True: How The Onion Created Modern American News Satire Ashley Westby From #1 New York TimesDiscover the real truth behind the original fake news with this in depth history of beloved humor publication, The Onion. In 1988, a band of University of WisconsinMadison undergrads and dropouts began publishing a free weekly newspaper with no editorial stance other than You Are Dumb. Just wanting to make a few bucks, they wound up becoming the bedrock of modern satire over the course of twenty years, changing the way we consume both our comedy and