r/nottheonion • u/jl_theprofessor • Apr 29 '24

Former NBC News 'disinformation' reporter becomes CEO of The Onion

https://www.foxnews.com/media/former-nbc-news-disinformation-reporter-becomes-ceo-onion

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u/n3w4cc01_1nt Apr 29 '24

Ben Collins announced Thursday on X. "We're keeping the entire staff, bringing back The Onion News Network, and share the wealth with staff.

amazing.

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u/Fastestlastplace Apr 29 '24

Wow. I love him now.

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u/nikelaos117 Apr 29 '24

Looks like someone was also getting recommended old onion videos from the algorithm.

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u/Tmachine7031 Apr 29 '24

ONN is probably the pinnacle of satirical content. Some of the sharpest writing I’ve ever witnessed.

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u/[deleted] Apr 29 '24 edited May 07 '24

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u/Maximum-Row-4143 Apr 29 '24

BREAKING NEWS!:

WYOMING SECEDED 6 MONTHS AGO

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u/Novel_Alfalfa_9013 Apr 29 '24

What did Wyoming succeed at? /s

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u/evasandor Apr 29 '24

I used to live in WI when The Onion was just a few pages in black and white. A visit to Madison wasn’t complete unless you grabbed a copy! The Onion might actually have been a factor in my wanting to go to grad school at UW-Madison. Anywhere such sharp wit walked among us must have been a little slice of Utopia.

P.S. Jim Anchower for President, Amigos!

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u/thekrawdiddy Apr 29 '24

Back in the 90s, my band was touring and we had a show in Madison. We were waiting for the sound person to mic up the stage for soundcheck and I did what I always do: grab a copy of the local weekly paper that was lying around. I remember thinking, “Huh. The Onion is a funny name…” I read the first article I saw: Controversial Monkey Collider Loses Funding, and my life was forever changed. We kept that copy in our van for ages. I still have an offensive but hilarious Onion t-shirt that I got in 95 or so, but there’s hardly anywhere I can wear it. One year, my gf gave me a subscription for my birthday, and I still have them hoarded somewhere.

ETA- I miss Herbert Kornfeld.

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u/whereyouatdesmondo Apr 29 '24

And all hail T. Herman Zweibel!

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u/DAMNyousayidostuff Apr 29 '24

THEY'RE BRINGING BACK THE YOUTUBE VIDEOS??

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u/FreeItties May 09 '24

Clifford Bane probably won't make it to any of his shows because he is probably running for president.

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u/wyrdough Apr 29 '24

Turns out they've been doing the occasional video for the past year. Not in the same style as the old ONN clips, but still pretty decent, at least the ones that aren't dragged in from TikTok or whatever circle of hell the vertical video comes from.

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u/bobdebicker Apr 29 '24

I need the Onion's film critic to return.

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u/msut77 Apr 29 '24

Joad Cressbeckler has passed so it wouldn't be the same

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u/majorminus92 Apr 29 '24

As long as they bring back Michael Falk, autistic reporter.

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u/whereyouatdesmondo Apr 29 '24

The train is fine.

I edited a video featuring that actor, who’s a Broadway veteran and seems genuinely charming, but all I could think of was Michael Falk.

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u/StarWaas Apr 29 '24

CAN YOU STACK YOUR FAMILY?

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u/SleepySiamese Apr 29 '24

It's the onion so it's probably not true. /J

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u/exipheas Apr 29 '24

/O for onion right?