''The DailyER,'' formerly titled ''The Dailyer Nebraskan'' and ''The DailyER Nebraskan'' (often referred to as ''The DER''), established in 2008, is a
satirical
Satire is a genre of the visual, literary, and performing arts, usually in the form of fiction and less frequently non-fiction, in which vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, often with the intent of shaming or e ...
newspaper
A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background.
Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports an ...
produced monthly during the fall and spring semester at the
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, the ...
. 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 uni ...
''. 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 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
Omaha ( ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Douglas County. Omaha is in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about north of the mouth of the Platte River. The nation's 39th-largest cit ...
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 satirical articles on international, national, and local news. The company is based in Chicago but originated as a weekly print publication on August ...
with
The A.V. Club
''The A.V. Club'' is an American online newspaper and entertainment website featuring reviews, interviews, and other articles that examine films, music, television, books, games, and other elements of pop-culture media. ''The A.V. Club'' was cr ...
. 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
The Nebraska Cornhuskers (often abbreviated to Huskers) are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. The university is a member of the Big Ten Conference, and the Cornhuskers compete in NCAA Divis ...
head football coach Bo Pelini
Mark Anthony "Bo" Pelini (born December 13, 1967) is a former American football coach and former player. He was most recently the defensive coordinator for the Louisiana State University Tigers football team. He is the younger brother of forme ...
.Carl Pelini
Carl Anthony Pelini (born July 15, 1965) is an American football coach. He served as defensive coordinator at Youngstown State University for the 2019 season. Pelini previously served as the head coach of Florida Atlantic from 2012 to 2013. He ...
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