Onion, Inc. Company Description
Tears from this Onion are most likely induced from fits of laughter. Onion, Inc. publishes the popular satirical weekly newspaper The Onion, which is available in both online and print editions. Sister Web site The Onion A.V. Club features interviews, reviews, and columns focusing on music and movies. Other operations include book publishing (including the best-seller Our Dumb Century), radio programming (Onion Radio News), online personal ads, and consumer items such as calendars, mugs, and T-shirts. The company earns revenue through advertising and subscription fees. The Onion was first published in 1988 by then University of Wisconsin students Tim Keck and Christopher Johnson.
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