Happy Birthday to The Onion
Happy 25th birthday, America’s Finest News Source. Now get a job and move out of your parents’ basement.
To the delight of Area Men everywhere, the weekly newspaper-turned Internet phenomenon has survived and flourished by speaking truth to bullshit since 1988.
Modeled on the classic daily paper, The Onion‘s mastery of reporting, opinion, factoids, news-you-can-use, sourcing, quotes, and photography makes it a must-read for PR pros. Why? Because we all need to level our judgement with a bit of satire from time to time, the tone is always perfect, and it makes for a highly entertaining teaching aid for new executives looking to tighten their writing.
Here are a few of my favorites:
- Dated September 26, 2001: “Dinty
WORK SMARTER - LEARN, GROW AND BE INSPIRED.
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