THE NEWS HACK'S CREED:
I know more than you.
I make lots more money than you.
I'm smarter than you.
I'm sexier than you.
I appear on TV all the time.
I work ten minutes a day.
I rule the universe.
I'm going to live forever.
You are an idiot.
THE NEWS HACK'S CREED, No. 2:
A lie isn't a lie when it tells THE TRUTH.
THE NEWS HACK'S CREED, No. 3:
I've come to realize that the looseness of the journalistic life, the seeming laxity of the newsroom, is an illusion. Yes, there's informality and there's humor, but beneath the surface lies something deadly serious. It is a code. Sometimes the code is not even written down, but it is deeply believed in. And, when violated, it is enforced with tribal ferocity.
--JOHN "OMERTA" CARROLL.
THE NEWS HACK'S CREED, No. 4:
News isn't news when we don't report it.
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From Britney Spears's Surprise Weddings to Ashlee Simpson's "SNL" Fiasco -- 'VH1 Big in '04' Applauds the Biggest People, Moments and Trends of 2004 on Sunday, December 5, at 9pm*
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Oct. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- No debate needed. 2004 has been a wacky year -- even "surreal" sometimes. It's been a year filled with catchphrases ranging from The Donald's "You're Fired" to Paris Hilton's "You're Hot," new homes (Martha Stewart going to prison), Olympic controversies (Paul Hamm and his gold medal) and rivalries (Hillary Duff vs. Lindsay Lohan and The Bush twins vs. Kerry girls). [FORGETTING SOMETHING, SUMNER?]
VH1 will recall it all on Sunday, December 5 at 9PM* during the third
annual "VH1 Big in '04," celebration -- jamming the biggest people, political
blunders, moments and trends of the year into one enormous spectacle.
Featuring performances by Maroon 5, Black Eyed Peas, Green Day and Velvet Revolver, "VH1 Big in '04" will be taped at Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium on Wednesday, December 1. Doing away with the traditional awards show format, VH1 will honor winners in categories that captured the year in music, news, politics, arts, and gossip, such as ...
BIG ENTERTAINER OF '04
Celebrities that made the biggest impact in 2004.
BIG BUMMER
People, incidents and topics that were disappointing this year.
BIG FAMILY OF '04
Families that made a big impression in 2004.
BIG FEUD OF '04
People and organizations that had the biggest battles in 2004.
BIG CATCH PHRASE OF '04
Phrases that were heard and repeated in 2004, even in our sleep.
BIG BANNED IN '04
People and topics that were controversial and banned this year. [I think this is where VIACON comes in.]
BIG SECOND COMING
Biggest topics and people that for a second time have risen to the top.
Tickets go on sale to the public beginning Wednesday, November 3rd.
Advance tickets are available only through Ticketmaster.com, VH1.com/Big
Tickets or your local Tickemaster outlet. Tickets are $50 for all seat
locations.
For more information about "VH1 Big in '04" please visit
http://www.VH1.com .
Sponsors for "VH1 Big in '04" include Old Navy, Biore, Chevrolet, Garnier Fructis, MasterCard, Nikon, Radio Shack, Revlon, Hewlett Packard, Burger King, Toyota Motor Sales, Verizon Wireless and Warner Bros. new motion picture, 'Ocean's 12', in theaters December 10.
"VH1 Big in '04" is executive produced by Michael Dempsey, Lee Rolontz and
Mimi James.
*all times ET/PT
Contacts:
Vanessa Reyes
MTV Networks
310-752-8081
Tracy McGraw
VH1
212-846-7879
Lindsey Schiff-Abrams
MTV Networks
310-752-8082
Toni Herron
VH1
212-846-7879
You must pardon us, ladies; we thought the asterisk meant SUBJECT TO TAPE DELAY.
I think it's time to write to the BLOGGERS at the AMERICAN SOCIETY OF WILLFULLY IGNORANT ADVERTISERS.