The Onion Is Back in Print, for One Issue Only

Print-lovers, rejoice! At a tech festival, no less: The Onion, which stopped publishing a print edition in December 2013, is returning to print for one issue only as part of a partnership with Yoplait's Plenti Oatmeal Meets Greek Yogurt, starting with distribution at South by Southwest Interactive.The issue will be distributed for four weeks, across five cities. Distribution began Monday in Austin, Tex., during SXSW, to be followed by Chicago on March 21, New York City on March 28, Los Angeles on April 4 and Portland on April 11.SXSW attendees will be able to pick up a copy of the paper before an event hosted Monday by The A.V. Club, The Onion's pop culture title, according to the company. Other copies were handed out Monday morning, it said. Continue reading at AdAge.com Continue reading at 'Advertising Age'

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