Probably Tribune Company CEO Randy Michaels did not expect so much attention when he sent out a memo banning the employees of his flagship radio station from using 119 words on air. Now NPR has jumped into the fray and put all the words in one sentence. Behold.

Jon Stewart, except not funny. Except maybe in the truly absurd sense. Tribune Company CEO Randy Michaels has reportedly issued a memo to the staff of the company’s flagship station WGN-AM (720) in Chicago banning 119 words from being used on air. 119.

There’s really no way to spin this that does not make it both bad and embarrassing: Newsday.com has 35 subscribers. Meaning I suppose, that not everyone’s parents who works at the paper has bother to cough up the $5/week. Kidding! They probably already subscribe to the print version and therefore get online access for free.

David Folkenflik is NPR’s media correspondent and the man whom Geraldo Rivera once called “a really weak-kneed, backstabbing, sweaty-palmed reporter.” His professional record indicates otherwise: Folkenflik has won numerous awards for press criticism and investigative reporting, and has broken/advanced the ball on many big media stories like the Tribune Co. woes as well as bringing [...]