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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Oct 7, 11:17 AM EDT
Alicia Keys gets her Oprah Winfrey on
By MESFIN FEKADU
Associated Press Writer
NEW YORK (AP) -- Alicia Keys has influenced many lives with her soulful, heart aching piano-driven songs for almost a decade.
Now that the Grammy-winner has established herself as one of music's brightest stars, Keys is ready to inspire others - without singing a tune.
Keys is launching AK Worldwide, a company that will handle the 28-year-old's projects outside of music.
The first is The Barber's Daughters, a handcrafted jewelry line engraved with messages of hope. Keys will also launch a Web site, iamasuperwoman.com, devoted to spotlighting inspirational women and causes.
Keys says her creative work as a businesswoman has spilled over to her music - and that's reflected on her upcoming CD, "The Element of Freedom," to be released Dec. 1.
On the Net: http://www.aliciakeys.com
What's the difference between this and one of those pretend news articles in papers that's slugged "Advertisement"?
You keep running such PR, CURLEY (Nyuk! Nyuk! Nyuk!), and no amount of charging for "exclusive content" will help.