‘La Cebolla?’ Satirical website The Onion sells stake to Univision

January 19, 2016

Ian Hayden Parker

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Most business merger stories have no need for a "this is not a joke" disclaimer, but this one did: Spanish-language media giant Univision Communications Inc [UVN.UL] announced a deal on Tuesday to buy a stake in humor website "The Onion." There was instant social media outpouring about what the future holds for a site whose satirical news stories skewer topics from gun ownership in the United States to the cliched dullness of media articles about...

There was instant social media outpouring about what the future holds for a site whose satirical news stories skewer topics from gun ownership in the United States to the cliched dullness of media articles about ordinary people.

La cebolla - Spanish for the onion - prompted some of the wit. "Univision buys controlling stake in the @TheOnion. Will now be . . .

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