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Satirical Journalism and The Onion Reflection
Satirical Journalism and The Onion Reflection
- Reflecting on how reality has caught up with satirical headlines.
The Onion Challenge
- On May 18, 2023, I reflected on the state of modern journalism and satire.
- I noted that writing fictional satirical stories for The Onion must be incredibly difficult today.
- Satirical topics that were once deemed completely impossible now regularly become real news headlines just weeks or months later.
These facts are as Randal recalls them, but much time has passed for most of this. If you find a factual error, please email realmerlyn@gmail.com.