good shit
https://www.theonion.com/report-free-dead-bodies-buried-underground-seemingly-f-1850942454
― ꙮ (map), Tuesday, 24 October 2023 12:58 (seven months ago) link
no clue what's happening here but "Global Tetrahedron" has been The Onion's default fake name for generic corporations for a quarter century now https://t.co/U8kn5HN4vD https://t.co/6hlnVa65QS pic.twitter.com/7uwtqymc6J— Eric Harvey (@ericdharvey) April 25, 2024
― Never fight uphill 'o me, boys! (President Keyes), Thursday, 25 April 2024 18:46 (one month ago) link
The new owners include tech guy Jeff Lawson and former NYT writer Ben Collins.
“Our goal is to be stewards for this thing,” he said. “We’re keeping all the writers, we’re going to work with the union, we’re going to make it so they can hopefully get paid a little bit more money, and we’re going to give them the room to grow.”The new owners said they planned to improve user experience on the website and expand into multimedia, but otherwise wanted The Onion’s staff members to continue to do the work they’ve been doing.Mr. Lawson and Mr. Collins, who were in Chicago Thursday to meet The Onion’s editorial staff, declined to disclose the deal price. Noah Shachtman, the former editor in chief of Rolling Stone, has advised on the project, according to two people with knowledge of the deal.“The Onion is just an institution,” Mr. Lawson said, adding: “It should be preserved and it should be great.”
The new owners said they planned to improve user experience on the website and expand into multimedia, but otherwise wanted The Onion’s staff members to continue to do the work they’ve been doing.
Mr. Lawson and Mr. Collins, who were in Chicago Thursday to meet The Onion’s editorial staff, declined to disclose the deal price. Noah Shachtman, the former editor in chief of Rolling Stone, has advised on the project, according to two people with knowledge of the deal.
“The Onion is just an institution,” Mr. Lawson said, adding: “It should be preserved and it should be great.”
― Instead of create and send out, it pull back and consume (unperson), Friday, 26 April 2024 00:14 (one month ago) link
Wow. Collins was at NBC, not NYT, but really curious how a youngish journalist ended up in that position.
NEWS: My friends and I now own and run The Onion. I’ll be the CEO.We’re keeping the entire staff, bringing back The Onion News Network, and share the wealth with staff. Basically, we’re going to let them do whatever they want. Get excited.https://t.co/CQtWzFHn4A— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) April 25, 2024
― jaymc, Friday, 26 April 2024 00:26 (one month ago) link
“Our goal is to be stewards for this thing,” he said. “We’re keeping all the writers, we’re going to work with the union, we’re going to make it so they can hopefully get paid a little bit more money, and we’re going to give them the room to grow.”
thought this was an Onion article at first
― c u (crüt), Friday, 26 April 2024 01:01 (one month ago) link
but really curious how a youngish journalist ended up in that position.
Turns out he skeeted his way into it:https://bsky.app/profile/bencollins.bsky.social/post/3kr2kcufdxf2t
― jaymc, Monday, 29 April 2024 21:49 (one month ago) link
i've noticed a lot less bite in their insta posts lately?
― he/him hoo-hah (map), Monday, 29 April 2024 21:53 (one month ago) link
well this acquisition might ruin my online 'handle'. at least they're clearly superfans as global tetrahedron is almost completely a reference in articles from 1999
― global tetrahedron, Wednesday, 1 May 2024 16:57 (one month ago) link
Lost it at the photo
https://www.theonion.com/annoying-teen-on-train-has-girlfriend-s-whole-face-in-m-1851439456
― Dan Worsley, Friday, 3 May 2024 22:07 (one month ago) link
https://www.wired.com/story/plaintext-give-this-rich-dude-jeff-lawson-dollar-the-onion/
― Marten Broadcloak, mild-mannered GOP congressman (Raymond Cummings), Sunday, 5 May 2024 10:46 (one month ago) link
Things that sound like an Onion article
― pplains, Sunday, 5 May 2024 13:57 (one month ago) link