Nov 08, 2013 06:03 PM EST
The Onion Ends Its Print Edition After 25 Years as The Company Shifts Its Focus to Digital Opportunities

The satirical newspaper The Onion has announced it is ending the last of its print editions and moving to an all-online format.

Onion, Inc. President Mike McAvoy said the company will shift its focus to "growing the digital side" of the business, according to the Associated Press.

The last print editions, which are located in Providence, R.I., Milwaukee, and Chicago, will run on Dec. 12. After that all further editions will just appear on The Onion website.

"While the print edition is an important part of our history, we are very excited for the opportunities that come with prioritizing digital for even greater company growth," McAvoy said in a statement.

The Onion was started by two college students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison back in 1988. The paper has since made people laugh for a quarter-century with funny and sometimes controversial headlines like "Giant Burrito to Solve All of Area Man's Problems for 6 Precious Minutes."

The switch to all-digital formats will let the company's humorists create more up-to-date articles, and will increase the number of videos as well to "become a better satirical representation of the current news media," McAvoy said.

The past couple of years The Onion has introduced a number of new features like the Onion News Network and has been working with Amazon on a TV show called "Onion News Empire," according to AP.

"We believe our move to an all-digital brand, alongside our content, which is funnier than ever, will position us for continued success the next 25 years," McAvoy said.

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