diff --git a/code/modules/newscaster/ghostread.dm b/code/modules/newscaster/ghostread.dm
index 42b2033080..c9a44b8f58 100644
--- a/code/modules/newscaster/ghostread.dm
+++ b/code/modules/newscaster/ghostread.dm
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 	set desc = "Open a list of available news channels"
 	set category = "Ghost"
 
-	var/datum/browser/popup = new(user, "ghost_news_list", "Chanenl List", 450, 600)
-	popup.set_content(render_news_channel_list())
-	popup.open()
+	var/datum/browser/B = new(src, "ghost_news_list", "Chanenl List", 450, 600)
+	B.set_content(render_news_channel_list())
+	B.open()
 
 /mob/dead/observer/Topic(href, href_list)
 	. = ..()
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 			render_news_channel(D)
 
 /mob/dead/observer/proc/render_news_channel_list()
-	var/datum/news_network = GLOB.news_network
+	var/datum/news_network/news_network = GLOB.news_network
 	var/list/content = list()
 	for(var/i in news_network.network_channels)
 		var/datum/news/feed_channel/FC = i
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@
 		content += "<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>"
 		content += "No further feed story additions are allowed while the D-Notice is in effect.</FONT><BR><BR>"
 	if(!length(FC.messages))
-	content += "<b>This channel is empty.<b><BR>"
+		content += "<b>This channel is empty.<b><BR>"
+	else
 		for(var/i in FC.messages)
 			var/datum/news/feed_message/FM = i
 			content += "-[FM.returnBody(-1)] <BR>"
@@ -41,8 +42,8 @@
 				content += "<BR>"
 			content += "<FONT SIZE=1>\[Story by <FONT COLOR='maroon'>[FM.returnAuthor(-1)] </FONT>\] - ([FM.time_stamp])</FONT><BR>"
 			content += "<b><font size=1>[FM.comments.len] comment[FM.comments.len > 1 ? "s" : ""]</font></b><br>"
-			for(var/i in FM.comments)
-				var/datum/news/feed_comment/comment = i
+			for(var/c in FM.comments)
+				var/datum/news/feed_comment/comment = c
 				content += "<font size=1><small>[comment.body]</font><br><font size=1><small><small><small>[comment.author] [comment.time_stamp]</small></small></small></small></font><br>"
 			if(FM.locked)
 				content += "<b>Comments locked</b><br>"