Funny Because It's True: How the Onion Created Modern American News Satire - Hardcover
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Running Press AdultISBN-13:9780762484430ISBN-10:762484438UPC:9780762484430Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, HumorBook Subcategory:Entertainment & Performing Arts, Editors, Journalists, Publishers, TopicBook Topic:HistorySize:9.10 x 6.10 x 1.40 inchesWeight:1.1508Product ID:SCN23980MV
Discover 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 Wisconsin-Madison 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...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Running Press AdultISBN-13:9780762484430ISBN-10:762484438UPC:9780762484430Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, HumorBook Subcategory:Entertainment & Performing Arts, Editors, Journalists, Publishers, TopicBook Topic:HistorySize:9.10 x 6.10 x 1.40 inchesWeight:1.1508Product ID:SCN23980MV
Christine Wenc was a member of The Onion's original staff from 1988 to 1990 as a UW-Madison undergrad. She has played central roles in highly regarded public history projects for Harvard University Libraries, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and the National Library of Medicine, and has received writing grants from the Awesome Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities. She is also...
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