lawyer who sued the onion went on to have podcast

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What happened to the producer of the onion?

In the spring of 2014, former president, publisher, and CEO of The Onion Peter Haise filed a lawsuit Palm Beach County court against the publication's current chairman David K. Schafer with regards to a missing " Executive Producer " credit on the failed film.

Is the Onion News Network writers unionized?

In August 2011, the Writers Guild of America, East, AFL-CIO, announced the unionization of the Onion News Network writing staff, averting a potential strike which hinged on pay and benefits.

Was the onion threatened with a lawsuit from Janet Jackson?

Sometime after The Onion appeared online in 1996, the publication was threatened with a lawsuit from Janet Jackson because of the article "Dying Boy Gets Wish: To Pork Janet Jackson".

Is the Onion Radio News podcast bridging old and new media?

"Radio voices, digital downloads: bridging old and new media in the Onion Radio News podcast". Comedy Studies. 6 (2): 107–117. doi: 10.1080/2040610X.2015.1083166.

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What is the onion podcast about?

The story follows Onion Public Radio reporter David Pascall (voiced by David Sidorov) as he tries to investigate the murder of a 17-year-old girl named Hayley Price in the fictional town of Bluff Springs, Nebraska.

Who bought the onion?

In 2003, The Onion was purchased by David Schafer, who had previously managed the $2.5 billion investment fund, from previous long time owners Peter Haise and Scott Dikkers.

What is the show called The Comedy Castaways?

In a 1994 interview with U. Magazine, Dikkers discussed Onion, Inc.'s plans to create a new sketch comedy show called The Comedy Castaways, which they were in the process of pitching to NBC, Fox, and HBO.

What was the onion magazine?

The publication primarily consisted of a mix of Dikkers's cartoons, Spy magazine-like satire, and short fiction.

What happened to the Big Show?

On June 16, 2017, The Onion featured an article of professional wrestler The Big Show being killed by WWE after a seven-year-old boy wandered into a steel cage during a live event in Indianapolis. The article, meant to lampoon the real-life killing of Harambe, received criticism for satirizing the murder of an actual person, as well as leading many wrestling fans to believe Big Show was dead.

When did the onion print?

Print edition (1988–2013 ) During The Onion print edition's 25-year run—from the publication's initial creation in 1988 to the end of the print edition in 2013—it was distributed for free in various cities across the United States and Canada as well as via paid mail order subscription to subscribers around the world.

When did the onion come out?

On September 27, 2001, The Onion debuted its New York City print edition with an issue focused on the September 11 attacks. The popularity, and critical praise, of the issue resulted in The Onion ' s website's online traffic nearly doubling in the weeks following the attacks.

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Overview

The Onion is an American digital media company and newspaper organization that publishes satirical articles on international, national, and local news. The company is based in Chicago but originated as a weekly print publication on August 29, 1988 in Madison, Wisconsin. The Onion began publishing online in early 1996. In 2007, they began publishing satirical news audio and video onlin…

History

"People always ask questions about where the name The Onion came from", said former President Sean Mills in an interview with Wikinews; "and, when I recently asked (co-founder) Tim Keck, who was one of the founders, he told me... Literally that his uncle said he should call it The Onion when he saw him and Chris Johnson eating an onion sandwich. They had literally just cut up the onion and put it on bread." According to former editorial manager, Chet Clem, their food budget was s…

Regular features

Regular features of The Onion include:
• "Statshot", an illustrated statistical snapshot which parodies "USA Today Snapshots."
• "Infographics", with a bulleted lists of jokes on a theme.
• Opinion columns, including mock editorials, point-counterpoints, and pieces from regular columnists.

Editors and writers

As of 2022, the current editor of The Onion is Chad Nackers. Past editors and writers have included:
• Max Cannon
• Rich Dahm
• Scott Dikkers

Books, video, film and audio

Since the first publication of Our Dumb Century in 1999, The Onion has produced various books that often compile already produced material into collected volumes. The 2007 publication of Our Dumb World and the 2012 publication of The Onion Book Of Known Knowledge are the only other fully original books content-wise—other than Our Dumb Century—that The Onion has released.
• The Onion (March 23, 1999). Our Dumb Century: The Onion Presents 100 Years of Headlines fro…

The Onion's influence on the real world

Occasionally, the straight-faced manner in which The Onion reports non-existent events, happenings and ideas has resulted in third parties mistakenly citing The Onion stories as real news.
• "'98 Homosexual-Recruitment Drive Nearing Goal": In 1998, Fred Phelps posted The Onion article on his Westboro Baptist Church website as apparent "proof" that homosexuals were indeed active…