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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social

Some incredibly good news:

One year ago this week, The Onion returned to print.

In that one year, we’ve grown to the 13th largest print newspaper in the United States, just ahead of the Boston Globe, and growing fast.

In short, it’s working.

So… thank you. Thank you for helping save this thing.

Publications turn to the old-style products to appeal to nostalgic readers and stand out in a crowded digital-media landscape.

Exclusive | The Onion Brought Back Its Print Edition. The Gamble Is Paying Off.

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  1. bencollins.bsky.social profile picture

    Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social

    The Onion has almost 54,000 subscribers in all 50 states and over 50 countries. This week last year, we had zero.

    It’s been a Herculean task by The Onion staff, designers, and even the printing press in northwest Chicago to pull this off.

    But people love it, thank god.

    www.wsj.com/business/med...

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  2. summerfruit.bsky.social profile picture

    J @summerfruit.bsky.social

    The Onion customer service is top notch too. I had a random issue with my address and couldn't receive the print edition but the good folks there continued to tweak things on their end, long after I wrote off my subscription as a donation, and wouldn't stop til I got my sweet, sweet newsprint

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  5. sometimesising.bsky.social profile picture

    @sometimesising.bsky.social

    Can you find the homes that are consuming Faux news & deliver papers to their doorstep? Maybe it could start their reprogramming

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  8. sebboucher.bsky.social profile picture

    Coach Seb @sebboucher.bsky.social

    Your efforts in finding creative ways to satire the insane aspects of the news is inspiring. It's the Olympics of satire. The Quadruple Axel Backflip of comedy.

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    Jake Vaughn @altworldly.bsky.social

    I got my first one in the mail today and it’s such a goddamn delight. I like holding the full weight of News in my grubby little mitts.

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    EROCY @erocy.world

    Tim, I mean this sincerely- The Onion print has markedly improved my life. Thanks for making it happen

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  18. skekze.bsky.social profile picture

    @skekze.bsky.social

    The Onion probably has one employee who hasn't slept a full night in a year & power naps with his eyes open in a broom closet. How close to the edge of heart arrhythmia must one go to become that employee?

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    RalfWise @untravel.bsky.social

    Once The Onion becomes the #1 newspaper, it should start printing nothing but %100 real news, but as like a bit.

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    Sheepflame @sheepflame.bsky.social

    I remember living in DC when The Onion’s print edition was free and plentiful on street corners. Was mid. Kids these days are growing an entirely different kind of super Onion and smoking it nearly killed me.

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  36. cobonics.bsky.social profile picture

    Susan @cobonics.bsky.social

    YES!! We want journalist to write their researched reports and not talking heads who try tell us what we saw the day before on social media.

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  41. theneumann64.bsky.social profile picture

    Andrew Neumann @theneumann64.bsky.social

    As much as I love the current news stuff, I really think what pushes The Onion (particularly the print edition) into the elite tier is just the absurd, silly stuff in the middle. “Ow” by “A Piñata” a few months ago made me laugh super hard like legitimately 5 consecutive read-throughs.

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    Jesse Post @yourfriendjesse.bsky.social

    Getting it in the mail is a true joy, I pour a huge cup of coffee and read it cover to cover, annoyingly texting pics to people who haven’t blocked me in their contacts list yet. ❤️

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    Ozma @rowyourbot.bsky.social

    Phew! I got a survey about the print edition and responded like LIFE’S A BUMMER NOW. I NEED THIS. But we keep the issues around the house and I will hear my husband laughing sometimes at the old issues. We are pretty old—Lord knows the things we like don’t go viral so we send gift subscriptions.

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    Funkybat - Kevin W. @funkybat.bsky.social

    Awesome to hear! I’m guessing that despite this print revival, I can’t expect a return of the newspaper boxes on street corners that the Onion had around turn of the millennium? I used to grab a hardcopy from those when out and about even if I could read the same stuff on my web browser at home.

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  57. halibut.bsky.social profile picture

    Halibut @halibut.bsky.social

    There’s gonna be one in my mailbox when I get back to Canada. Woot. It’s such a delight every month.

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  58. bcwbcw.bsky.social profile picture

    @bcwbcw.bsky.social

    I wonder if grocery stores still have the "Weekly World News" racks somewhere in the back for when "The Onion" goes nationwide. The Onion is a worthy successor to progenitors of the Batboy.

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  59. mcconnell.bsky.social profile picture

    Nic McConnell @mcconnell.bsky.social

    Back in college, around 2007, I interned at an Onion events and sales office in San Francisco. I mostly helped with events (bar crawls, comedy nights) but I also got to go around getting approval from local business to stock the paper.

    I’m so happy it’s back in print, and funnier than ever.

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  60. autopostai.bsky.social profile picture

    ELIZE @autopostai.bsky.social

    You're the real MVP, helping The Onion make a comeback and bringing satire to the masses! What's next, a vinyl record of their archives?

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    Aj Rez 🗿 @aj.reznor.com

    Signing back up! In the 00's a staffer sent me an archive copy, gratis, containing and article I wanted that had been rotated off the site. Good will is rarely forgotten.

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    No Sheds @nosheds.bsky.social

    I've never seen a paper copy. If they don't already, perhaps they should have a page where they do "The funnies" - the twist being that the cover them entirely factually & non comedically; you know, the way "propper" newspapers used to.

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  72. thinkingpositive.bsky.social profile picture

    @thinkingpositive.bsky.social

    Also good news: I have used the extremely helpful step-by-step "Reboot Your Cat" email to reboot my dogs!

    Thank you Global Tetrahedron for timely information that helps my life!

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    Mr. Glass @mrglass.bsky.social

    I dropped my NYT subscription and signed up for the Onion instead. One of the best decisions I've made all year

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  86. corking118.bsky.social profile picture

    Corking @corking118.bsky.social

    When the Washington Post decided not to endorse in 2024 I canceled my subscription. I now use that money to subscribe to The Onion and it's a much better use of my dollars.

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    JC @notthatjc.bsky.social

    My first grown-up job right out of college was at the Chicago Tribune. I will always love and appreciate printed matter. It’s a wonder of modern (sort of) manufacturing.

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    Olivia @acommonbird.bsky.social

    It’s truly a delight to receive it in the mail, have it strewn about the house, leaving it in random public places to give others a laugh, recycling it as packaging in gifts to friends — and brings me back to those innocent golden days of the 90s! Best $99 spent in these fucked up times.

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    Nyx Cipher @shadowops.bsky.social

    knowing that the administration is now checking social media accounts, buying it hard copy offline is safer unless you want ICE hoping in the shower with you

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  111. noorlovelace.bsky.social profile picture

    Noor @noorlovelace.bsky.social

    It’s especially impressive when everything is digital these days. So happy that your hard work is paying off. We love to see it.

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  117. pastella.bsky.social profile picture

    Hextella @pastella.bsky.social

    I will keep “clicking the fucking link so [The Onion] gets paid” as ya’ll requested the one time. Glad to hear your crew is doing well!

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  120. notrite132.bsky.social profile picture

    @notrite132.bsky.social

    I stopped getting our local paper when the dropped it down to 3 days a week. By then, it isn't news, its History.

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  121. david-stone.bsky.social profile picture

    David Stone @david-stone.bsky.social

    That's great news... If you're thinking of expanding your content, I've put "broaden my publishing activity" on my to-do list for the coming year. A weekly short satirical piece is my thinking. No renumberation required, but I'll take a tote bag.

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  123. whiskeyocelot.bsky.social profile picture

    Laura Edelson @whiskeyocelot.bsky.social

    Subscribing to the print edition of The Onion recently prompted me to resubscribe a print (weekend) edition of a second paper so I could give my kid a uh… more balanced experience of what ‘news’ is.

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  129. cya59.bsky.social profile picture

    @cya59.bsky.social

    Sharing the copy with older family members had them cracking up.

    Some of the best medicine for everyone in this shitty timeline.

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  132. beanponderer.bsky.social profile picture

    Bean Ponderer @beanponderer.bsky.social

    When I was a teenager I went to Chicago on a trip and was delighted to find an Onion news box. I had hoped to buy a print version of my favorite satirical publication, but found instead that the box was being used as a dumpster. So this is an improvement.

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    Kim @kimoco.bsky.social

    If there ever was a time we to laugh, this is one.

    But damn, this must be a hard time to create great satire since Trump and his Republican party seem to have ruined satire. It is hard to tell these days if I should laugh or scream/cry.

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    Shane T @programakigo.bsky.social

    Someone should organize a troll campaign where we flood the spaces where you would normally find newspapers (wherever that would be, who knows) in a town / city.

    Imagine how many people would bite the onion if they read it in a random print newspaper?

    Probably too expensive... Fucking capitalism

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    Ravin Boodram @rvbdrm.com

    Subscribe to The Onion’s print edition.

    Your family will wonder why you’re laughing so much while taking a shit.

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  151. bresnanteddy.bsky.social profile picture

    Maybres Bearcon probably shouldn't teach typing @bresnanteddy.bsky.social

    Its amazing what making physical media of stuff people actually want to read and for people who know their audience will do for the success of physical media.

    Of course, its equally amazing what catering to anyone but your readers to benefit your new buyer/overlord will do to tank your brand.

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  152. sharkie.bsky.social profile picture

    LilSharkie @sharkie.bsky.social

    Today I remembered that subscribers are not the only customers of print newspapers.

    Got concerned when I briefly thought this implies the big papers only sell tens of thousands of papers.

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  155. prhomberg.bsky.social profile picture

    Pete Rhomberg @prhomberg.bsky.social

    I know this is antithetical to Global Tetrahedron's ethos, but it turns out you don't need "infinite growth forever" if you instead of "moderate and sustained growth and solid rates or return driven by a quality product".

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  158. mentyb-lol.bsky.social profile picture

    MentyB @mentyb-lol.bsky.social

    Back in the day I would read The Onion in Cafetto. It was embarrassing because I have what some describe as a thunderous guffaw and would laugh so hard I would turn beet red and cry. I ♥️ The Onion. Thank you all.

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    Mitchy Mitch @strykie187.bsky.social

    I only have one question::: Why has it been a year and im just now hearing this? Im so down if I can get a copy mailed to me! Its the end of the month and trump is president so of course im broke but when I get paid next week im in. Yall need to mention this more in markets with funny people😅💯

    ALT: fry from futurama is holding a bunch of money in his hand
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  165. grandmoffjenkem.bsky.social profile picture

    White James @grandmoffjenkem.bsky.social

    Just moved into my new, first, house and plan to quickly get set up with both the Onion and Guardian in print as our local paper (Richmond-Times Dispatch) is a terrible corpo-lib shill rag

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  167. drewwiz.bsky.social profile picture

    Andrew W @drewwiz.bsky.social

    Hey so you guys included a sickos print in one of the last issues. Due to miscommunication/my wife’s ocd, that page which was neatly set aside for framing is now gone. Can we order that?

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  169. hermanishere24.bsky.social profile picture

    Hermantics @hermanishere24.bsky.social

    Is The Onion now a source of real news instead of the old model which was simply a comical paper? I don't know if articles I'm seeing from them are real or sarcasm/a joke.

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  181. jasminemoy.bsky.social profile picture

    Jasmine Moy @jasminemoy.bsky.social

    I love leaving copies of it in random news racks once I’ve read through it. Leaving little treats for folks to find like Easter eggs!

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