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The Onion Said To Be Negotiating Sale

Ryan Tate · 07/14/09 06:53PM

The Onion this month told staff that resisting advertiser pressure is a "losing game." But it seems the humor publication isn't just keen to sell its soul to sponsors; we hear The Onion is talking about selling everything.

Only Two More Years of Ad Despair

Hamilton Nolan · 07/14/09 02:12PM

In your tragic Tuesday media column: the ad slump is *almost* over, the NYT Co. sells its classical music station, an act of God stops Bob Woodruff in Iraq, and a eulogy for a murdered Complex magazine intern.

How The Onion Will Sell Out

Ryan Tate · 07/09/09 01:27PM

The Onion is hurting badly. And CEO Steve Hannah has already gleaned a lesson from the downturn, explained in the memo after the jump: resisting advertisers is a "losing game."

Rupert Murdoch Declares Culture War

Hamilton Nolan · 07/08/09 12:43PM

In your woebegone Wednesday media column: the WSJ takes on the NYT's culture section in a total death match, TV networks not upset they lost $23 in ad money covering MJ, more Hobo New York Times coverage, and newspapers burn.