G/O Media sells The Onion to 'Global Tetrahedron,' ex-NBC reporter Ben Collins to serve as CEO
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Former Deadspin overlord G/O Media’s most notable media moves recently have been selling off titles. And that continued Thursday with news that they’re selling satirical site The Onion. But, rather than piecing it off to an under-the-radar gambling-linked company like the one that bought Deadspin, they sold The Onion to a group of prominent digital

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