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Posted by Hobbes (Member # 433) on :

I just got it today because it wasn’t clear how it would work originally, but now I have it. One 15 weeks subscription to the Wall Street Journal online. There’s a special student discount so it’s only about $35 for it, I (along with my Grandfather) went through and ordered it today. However, we discovered something else very interesting, I’m also getting the print version included in this price! I’m quite excited, next week (Tuesday) the print WSJ will begin arriving at my dorm and I have the online version to go through. I’ve spent much of the evening pursuing through, getting excited so now I’m sharing with all of you. [Cool]

I highly recommend it as a news source. Same reason I almost only watch CNBC is that when it comes to an economic news source there’s almost no editorializing (comparatively anyways) and I can stand that bull. [Mad]

*Calms down* Anyways I’m having a great time with my new gift. [Big Grin]

Hobbes

Posted by Hobbes (Member # 433) on :

And I officially disallow anyone from doing the "A really great Christmas grift" dobie. [Wink]

Hobbes

Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :

Hobbes, it's worth noting that you should not rely exclusively on the WSJ for your news. It's as biased in its own way as most papers.

Posted by aspectre (Member # 2222) on :

Can't you pop it up on your computer through your school library?

Posted by Hobbes (Member # 433) on :

Nope, at least not as an undergrad, you'll have to ask Celia if she can do it (grad-student there). I can do that for monthly journals and what not but Purdue doesn't get anything like WSJ. [Dont Know]

Hobbes

Posted by Kama (Member # 3022) on :

Let me get this straight. You're getting excited over a newspaper? [Confused]

Posted by Raia (Member # 4700) on :

Hehe, Kama, that's what I was just thinking...

But Hobbes, that's great! [Wink]

It's awesome that you're getting so much enjoyment out of it! [Smile]

Posted by celia60 (Member # 2039) on :

yeah, you're a dork. my sister wasn't this excited about her cosmo subscription and that's freaking cosmo!

um, i have access to it through the library, but getting to it is annoying. are you sure you don't? are you sure this isn't like that time you told me the libraries didn't have internet access here? [Razz]

Posted by Hobbes (Member # 433) on :

[Razz]

I didn't tell you that, I told you that you had to sign in which was true for the main library.

Hobbes [Smile]

Posted by ana kata (Member # 5666) on :

Oh, that's great, Hobbes! I love the WSJ! My mom has been getting it for years, and she's a super smart investor. But calling it unbiased is a laugh. It's rightist as can be! Sheesh! Unbiased! [Roll Eyes]

Posted by Hobbes (Member # 433) on :

<grin> It seems to me it's biased, but not in a typical way. It's biased in that in only reports things as they relate to the economy, so you'll get one side of the story certainly. Thing is that you know that's what it'll be and it's not actually changing facts (or picking one-sided statistics or whatever), it's just not reporting anything that it doesn't think has to do with money. That's a much easier bias to deal with than liberal or conservitive. I really don't think it's either, not in a serious way.

Hobbes [Smile]