diff --git a/code/game/machinery/newscaster.dm b/code/game/machinery/newscaster.dm
index ece8f6f8b55..a44b28b76ec 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/newscaster.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/newscaster.dm
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ var/list/obj/machinery/newscaster/allCasters = list() //list that will contain r
 				dat+="<BR><HR>The newscaster recognises you as: <FONT COLOR='green'>[src.scanned_user]</FONT>"
 			if(1)
 				dat+= "Station Feed Channels<HR>"
-				if( isemptylist(src.channel_list) )
+				if(channel_list.len)
 					dat+="<I>No active channels found...</I>"
 				else
 					for(var/datum/feed_channel/CHANNEL in src.channel_list)
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ var/list/obj/machinery/newscaster/allCasters = list() //list that will contain r
 					dat+="<FONT COLOR='red'><B>ATTENTION: </B></FONT>This channel has been deemed as threatening to the welfare of the station, and marked with a Nanotrasen D-Notice.<BR>"
 					dat+="No further feed story additions are allowed while the D-Notice is in effect.</FONT><BR><BR>"
 				else
-					if( isemptylist(src.viewing_channel.messages) )
+					if(!viewing_channel.messages.len)
 						dat+="<I>No feed messages found in channel...</I><BR>"
 					else
 						for(var/datum/feed_message/MESSAGE in src.viewing_channel.messages)
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ var/list/obj/machinery/newscaster/allCasters = list() //list that will contain r
 				dat+="<FONT SIZE=1>NOTE: Due to the nature of news Feeds, total deletion of a Feed Story is not possible.<BR>"
 				dat+="Keep in mind that users attempting to view a censored feed will instead see the \[REDACTED\] tag above it.</FONT>"
 				dat+="<HR>Select Feed channel to get Stories from:<BR>"
-				if(isemptylist(src.channel_list))
+				if(!channel_list.len)
 					dat+="<I>No feed channels found active...</I><BR>"
 				else
 					for(var/datum/feed_channel/CHANNEL in src.channel_list)
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ var/list/obj/machinery/newscaster/allCasters = list() //list that will contain r
 				dat+="<FONT SIZE=1>A D-Notice is to be bestowed upon the channel if the handling Authority deems it as harmful for the station's"
 				dat+="morale, integrity or disciplinary behaviour. A D-Notice will render a channel unable to be updated by anyone, without deleting any feed"
 				dat+="stories it might contain at the time. You can lift a D-Notice if you have the required access at any time.</FONT><HR>"
-				if(isemptylist(src.channel_list))
+				if(channel_list.len)
 					dat+="<I>No feed channels found active...</I><BR>"
 				else
 					for(var/datum/feed_channel/CHANNEL in src.channel_list)
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ var/list/obj/machinery/newscaster/allCasters = list() //list that will contain r
 				dat+="<FONT SIZE=2><A href='?src=\ref[src];censor_channel_author=\ref[src.viewing_channel]'>[(src.viewing_channel.author=="\[REDACTED\]") ? ("Undo Author censorship") : ("Censor channel Author")]</A></FONT><HR>"
 
 
-				if( isemptylist(src.viewing_channel.messages) )
+				if( !viewing_channel.messages.len )
 					dat+="<I>No feed messages found in channel...</I><BR>"
 				else
 					for(var/datum/feed_message/MESSAGE in src.viewing_channel.messages)
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ var/list/obj/machinery/newscaster/allCasters = list() //list that will contain r
 					dat+="<FONT COLOR='red'><B>ATTENTION: </B></FONT>This channel has been deemed as threatening to the welfare of the station, and marked with a Nanotrasen D-Notice.<BR>"
 					dat+="No further feed story additions are allowed while the D-Notice is in effect.</FONT><BR><BR>"
 				else
-					if( isemptylist(src.viewing_channel.messages) )
+					if( !viewing_channel.messages.len )
 						dat+="<I>No feed messages found in channel...</I><BR>"
 					else
 						for(var/datum/feed_message/MESSAGE in src.viewing_channel.messages)
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ obj/item/weapon/newspaper/attack_self(mob/user as mob)
 			if(0) //Cover
 				dat+="<DIV ALIGN='center'><B><FONT SIZE=6>The Griffon</FONT></B></div>"
 				dat+="<DIV ALIGN='center'><FONT SIZE=2>Nanotrasen-standard newspaper, for use on Nanotrasen© Space Facilities</FONT></div><HR>"
-				if(isemptylist(src.news_content))
+				if(!news_content.len)
 					if(src.important_message)
 						dat+="Contents:<BR><ul><B><FONT COLOR='red'>**</FONT>Important Security Announcement<FONT COLOR='red'>**</FONT></B> <FONT SIZE=2>\[page [src.pages+2]\]</FONT><BR></ul>"
 					else
@@ -713,7 +713,7 @@ obj/item/weapon/newspaper/attack_self(mob/user as mob)
 				if(C.censored)
 					dat+="This channel was deemed dangerous to the general welfare of the station and therefore marked with a <B><FONT COLOR='red'>D-Notice</B></FONT>. Its contents were not transferred to the newspaper at the time of printing."
 				else
-					if(isemptylist(C.messages))
+					if(!C.messages.len)
 						dat+="No Feed stories stem from this channel..."
 					else
 						dat+="<ul>"