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The Onion is published
The first issue of the Onion is published by University of Wisconsin-Madison students Tim Keck and Chris Jonson. Source:
"Onion editor reveals secrets of the trade," the Chicago Tribune Image source:
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The Onion has new owners.
The Onion sold to Onion writers Scott Dikkers and Peter Haise for about $20,000. Source:
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The Onion spreads regionally.
Under Dikkers and Haise, the Onion spreads throughout the Midwest with offices as far away as Boulder, Colorado. Source:
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The Onion goes national.
The Onion launches its official website, which eventually leads to the Onion becoming a national brand. Source:
"Onion Nation," the Washington Post Image source:
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The Onion leaves Madison.
The Onion leaves Madison for new editorial offices in New York City. Source:
"Lt. Gov. Simon Declares ‘The Onion Day’ In Honor Of Newspaper’s Move," CBS Chicago Image source:
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The Madison Misnomer is founded.
Believing that UW-Madison sans a humor based paper "was an anachronism," a group of students create the Madison Misnomer, a "Madison specific" student-run newspaper. Sources:
"Madison Misnomer goes through hoops to equally offend everyone," the Badger Herald
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Fake News Friday Published
The Daily Cardinal begins publishing its satirical section, Fake News Friday. Source: http://admin2.collegepublisher.com/se/the-daily-cardinal/page-two/fake-news-friday-overage-girl-scouts-arrested-for-selling-heroin-via-cookie-boxes-1.2671593#.U0V1hvRdW-0 Image source:
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The Badger Harold launches.
The Badger Harold, a Twitter account dedicated to short-form satirical Twitter posts, launches. Source:
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Misnomer stops physical printing.
The Madison Misnomer ceases physically printing its paper, instead publishing itself entirely online after the Associated Students of Madison cut funding for the organization. Sources:
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The Black Sheep comes to Madison.
The Black Sheep, a nation-wide student-run comedy news website focused on “the social and entertainment side of college,” comes to Madison. Sources:
"The Black Sheep Online," the Huffington Post
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The Onion's last print edition in Madison
After a loss of advertising revenue, the Onion publishes its final print edition in Madison. It will later move on to an entirely digital format. Source:
"Fans of The Onion sorry to see the end of the Madison print edition," the Daily Page Image source:
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The Madison Misnomer is published in the Badger Herald.
The Badger Herald begins weekly publishing articles from the Madison Misnomer. Sources:
"From the Herald," the Madison Misnomer Image source:
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