The Dailyer Nebraskan
The Dailyer formerly titled The Dailyer Nebraskan (often referred to as The Dailyer or DerN), established in 2008, is a satirical newspaper produced biweekly during the fall and spring semester at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.[1] Although The Dailyer Nebraskan has a similar name and is also University-funded, it is not affiliated with UNL's official newspaper, the Daily Nebraskan. The current Editor-in-Chief is Colin Loberg.
History
The paper was started by Carson Vaughan, who also served as its first editor.[2] The paper's fight and eventual victory in becoming a UNL-sanctioned newspaper created much fanfare within the Lincoln community.[3] Other editors for The Dailyer have included John Rincon, Jacob Zlomke, and Mitch McCann.
In 2009, the paper went into a brief hiatus because of funding, but hosted a concert in Omaha, Nebraska to help pay for publishing costs.[4]
Content
The paper contains fake news stories ranging from local and campus issues, to national and international issues. The DerN contains political, economic, social and sports stories. It also contains a serious entertainment section much like The Onion.[5] The editors of The Dailyer Nebraskan keep in contact with The Onion editors, using them to aid in finding sources for stories.[2] Vaughan began contact with the staff of The Onion after a summer internship with them.[6]
Controversy
As a satirical newspaper from a conservative state, The Dailyer has received numerous complaints. One complaint came about an early article that contained Mohammad and Jesus fighting for scripture sales. The Muslim student organization of UNL complained about the article to University officials.[7] The Dailyer also frequently publishes controversial content regarding suspect University policies such as the Board of Regent's budget cuts and University firings.[8] It also publishes many controversial articles about the University of Nebraska - Lincoln's athletics department, particularly Cornhuskers head football coach Bo Pelini.[9][10] The Dailyer was nearly shut down by University Publications officials when a satirical article was published lampooning former Defensive Coordinator Carl Pelini as having an alleged affair. The Pelini affair article has since been removed from Dailyer Nebraskan archives.
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