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The Onion’s Ben Collins Knows How to Save Media

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Ben Collins bought the satirical newspaper with Twilio founder Jeff Lawson last year .

Collins has expanded the staff from 14 employees to 27 ; he anticipates hiring eight more by the end of the year .

He's invested resources into video content, relaunching parody television news network “ ONN ” ( Onion News Network ) on YouTube .

Good comedy, in my opinion, is dissecting power in our own personal lives and power in everything else.

Alex Jones is nothing if not a person who can harangue the court until his lifespan winds up shorter than him receiving justice.

Do you think Donald Trump is funny? Not on purpose.

The Onion CEO says it's " one of my favorite headlines of all time" because the city can just not elect a normal guy.

He says his relationship with Kat Abughazaleh , the journalist and social media influencer who recently announced a run for US Congress in Illinois , is "weird," but he says she has "the juice".