Ideas worth spreading

TEDxBloomington

April 2019

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What I learned from writing jokes for The Onion

How does The Onion comes up with satirical articles everyday? In this funny talk, Brian Janosch, a former editor at "America's Finest News Source," takes us into The Onion's writers' room and shares some lessons about how creative teams can work together and brainstorm successfully.

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How does The Onion comes up with satirical articles everyday? In this funny talk, Brian Janosch, a former editor at "America's Finest News Source," takes us into The Onion's writers' room and shares some lessons about how creative teams can work together and brainstorm successfully.

This talk was presented to a local audience at TEDxBloomington, an independent event.

Read more about TEDx.

About the speaker

Brian Janosch

Writer

Brian Janosch is principal communication designer at Idea.

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