Journalism

Journalism

The tellers of the truth
Those who take this to heart
End up working 
In underground newspapers
Alternatively, the internet.
Some journalists think they 
 are intellectuals
Few of them are.
So many journos in the big press
Follow the press
Faithfully write about 
The brief they have been giving
Also, do not bother to look behind the screen.
For them, it is a job
That pays well thinking deep is not for them
They tow the line and are respected.
This clique of men and women feed off each
Other in a narrowing world.
Contempt for them is the right word
So, don’t think reporting is journalism.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019

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