The Onion
Founded in Madison, Wisconsin, in 1988, this influential publication serves a global audience through its satirical reporting on current events, politics, and pop culture. It is widely recognized for pioneering the parody news format, blending deadpan journalistic style with absurd social commentary to shape the landscape of modern digital comedy.
MEDIA LANDSCAPE IN MADISON
A joint operating agreement defines the local print media landscape, linking the dominant morning daily with a historically progressive publication. Lee Enterprises publishes the Wisconsin State Journal, the primary daily newspaper with a circulation exceeding 84,000. It shares printing and advertising resources with the Capital Times, an independent editorial outlet founded in 1917. The market also sustains alternative journalism through the weekly Isthmus, alongside independent collegiate reporting from the Daily Cardinal. Paperboy lists 8 newspapers in Madison.
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