''The DailyER,'' formerly titled ''The Dailyer Nebraskan'' and ''The DailyER Nebraskan'' (often referred to as ''The DER''), established in 2008, is a
satirical newspaper
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produced monthly during the fall and spring semester at the
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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. Although ''The DailyER'' has a similar name and is also university-funded, it is not affiliated with UNL's official newspaper, ''
The Daily Nebraskan
''The Daily Nebraskan'', established in 1871 as the ''Monthly Hesperian Student'', is the student newspaper of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Although many journalism students are on staff, the ''Daily Nebraskan'' is independent of the un ...
''. The current editor-in-chief is Liam Spieker.
History
The paper was started by Carson Vaughan, who also served as its first editor.
The paper's fight and eventual victory in becoming a UNL-sanctioned newspaper created much fanfare within the
Lincoln
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community. Other editors for ''The DailyER'' have included John Rincon, Jacob Zlomke, Mitch McCann, Alex Wunrow, Tyler Keown, Colin Loberg, Drew Preston, Kellie Wasikowski, Matt Rothgeb, Maggie Rieckman, and Liam Spieker.
In 2009, the paper went into a brief hiatus because of funding, but hosted a concert in
Omaha to help pay for publishing costs.
Content
The paper contains fake news stories ranging from local and campus issues, to national and international issues. ''The DailyER'' contains political, economic, social and sports stories. It also contains a serious entertainment section titled ''Seeds Entertainment'', much like
The Onion
''The Onion'' is an American digital media company and newspaper organization that publishes satire, satirical articles on international, national, and local news. The company is based in Chicago but originated as a weekly print publication on ...
with
The A.V. Club
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. The editors of ''The DailyER'' keep in contact with ''The Onion'' editors, using them to aid in finding sources for stories.
[ Vaughan began contact with the staff of ''The Onion'' after a summer internship with them.
]
Controversy
One complaint about the newspaper came about from an early article that contained the prophets Mohammad and Jesus fighting for scripture sales. The Muslim student organization of UNL complained about the article to University officials. ''The DailyER'' also frequently publishes controversial content regarding suspect University policies such as the Board of Regent's budget cuts and University firings. It also publishes many controversial articles about the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's athletics department, particularly former Nebraska Cornhuskers
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head football coach Bo Pelini. ''The DailyER'' was nearly shut down by University Publications officials when a satirical article was published lampooning former Defensive Coordinator Carl Pelini
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as having an alleged affair. The article has since been removed from ''The DailyER'' archives.
See also
* List of satirical news websites
This is a list of satirical news websites which have a satirical bent, are parodies of news, which consist of fake news stories for mainly humorous purposes.
Definition
The best-known example is ''The Onion'', the online version of which started ...
References
External links
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Student newspapers published in Nebraska
Satirical newspapers
Mass media in Lincoln, Nebraska
Newspapers established in 2008