- Slate, Friday, September 6, 2013 3:09 PM
Adjusting to the fast pace of Internet journalism has changed humor pub
The Onion -- and not for the better, argues Farhad Manjoo. "The new
Onion sometimes aims for Jon
Stewart’s game: ultra-clever but also a little scoldy, oversmart, and lacking much nuance," Manjoo writes. "In an attempt to make a viral joke, the new
Onion often makes an easy one."
Manjoo explains further how moving the writing staff to Chicago and cutting down on print editions may have cut a few layers from
The Onion.
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