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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: MediaWeek reports on a survey of Stern fans to find out how many are planning to make the switch. 22 percent said they are definitely getting Sirius; 41 percent were still deciding. IF THOSE NUMBERS WORK OUT, THE DEAL WORKS WELL FOR SIRIUS AND STERN!!! HOORAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!!!
Unfortunately, Billboard's writer takes a slightly DIFFERENT look -- in the following graf:
When asked if they knew what it cost to subscribe to Sirius, almost half (49 percent) of the listeners weren't aware of the $12.99 fee, compared to 39 percent who were. When told that they would have to pay for hardware and a monthly subscription fee, only 7 percent said they would subscribe to Sirius, while 44 percent said they wouldn't. Half were undecided.
Congratulations, STERNO. You've done what I knew from the POWER LINE clowns most SUPERDUPERMEGAGIGABLOGGERS had in them -- an ability to SPIN as fast and furiously as any NEWS HACK. You've also made me do what I've never done before: ACTIVELY MISTRUST A BLOGGER. I've been reading less and less of you market-leading morons for weeks; this only CINCHES it.