diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/devices/PDA/PDA.dm b/code/game/objects/items/devices/PDA/PDA.dm
index b69f85af38..f4b3b3308f 100755
--- a/code/game/objects/items/devices/PDA/PDA.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/devices/PDA/PDA.dm
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ var/global/list/obj/item/device/pda/PDAs = list()
 	var/fon = 0 //Is the flashlight function on?
 	var/f_lum = 2 //Luminosity for the flashlight function
 	var/message_silent = 0 //To beep or not to beep, that is the question
-	var/news_silent = 0 //To beep or not to beep, that is the question
+	var/news_silent = 1 //To beep or not to beep, that is the question.  The answer is No.
 	var/toff = 0 //If 1, messenger disabled
 	var/tnote[0]  //Current Texts
 	var/last_text //No text spamming
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ var/global/list/obj/item/device/pda/PDAs = list()
 /obj/item/device/pda/heads
 	default_cartridge = /obj/item/weapon/cartridge/head
 	icon_state = "pda-h"
+	news_silent = 1 
 
 /obj/item/device/pda/heads/hop
 	default_cartridge = /obj/item/weapon/cartridge/hop
@@ -190,7 +191,7 @@ var/global/list/obj/item/device/pda/PDAs = list()
 	desc = "A portable microcomputer by Thinktronic Systems, LTD. This is model is a WGW-11 series e-reader."
 	note = "Congratulations, your station has chosen the Thinktronic 5290 WGW-11 Series E-reader and Personal Data Assistant!"
 	message_silent = 1 //Quiet in the library!
-	news_silent = 1
+	news_silent = 0		// Librarian is above the law!  (That and alt job title is reporter)
 
 /obj/item/device/pda/clear
 	icon_state = "pda-transp"
@@ -1023,7 +1024,7 @@ var/global/list/obj/item/device/pda/PDAs = list()
 /obj/item/device/pda/proc/new_info(var/beep_silent, var/message_tone, var/reception_message)
 	if (!beep_silent)
 		playsound(loc, 'sound/machines/twobeep.ogg', 50, 1)
-		for (var/mob/O in hearers(3, loc))
+		for (var/mob/O in hearers(2, loc))
 			O.show_message(text("\icon[src] *[message_tone]*"))
 	//Search for holder of the PDA.
 	var/mob/living/L = null
@@ -1041,8 +1042,9 @@ var/global/list/obj/item/device/pda/PDAs = list()
 /obj/item/device/pda/proc/new_news(var/message)
 	new_info(news_silent, newstone, news_silent ? "" : "\icon[src] <b>[message]</b>")
 
-	new_news = 1
-	update_icon()
+	if(!news_silent)
+		new_news = 1
+		update_icon()
 
 /obj/item/device/pda/ai/new_news(var/message)
 	// Do nothing