“Collins is an
unexpected CEO. He’s a veteran journalist who, until earlier this year, covered disinformation (‘the worst shit in the world’) as a reporter at NBC News. Before he departed, he, Lawson, and others got together to take over The Onion. The move, he says, has been a rewarding one. ‘Sometimes the fake journalism is a better window into reality than some of the real stuff,’ he says.”
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