L Milton Hankins Poet Free verse

Message To the Media

News media’s job is to report what happened
Tell me
 			WHO
     			WHAT
          		WHEN
               		WHERE!

Please refrain from editorializing
     and, certainly, from undue sanitizing
We do not need a lot of commentary
     from folks who want us to believe the contrary

        	FROM THE LEFT,
               		FROM THE MIDDLE,
                    			FROM THE RIGHT!

Scrupulously tell us the truth, I say.
If I want a journalist’s opinion, for goodness sakes,
     I will read the editorial page.
Or, skim through the pages of USA Today.
Hey, I am not stupid.
I heard what was said.
I can figure out the WHY!

written July 4, 2021

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Gershon Wolf July 5, 2021 at 5:38 PM I can only speak for myself. I must be stupid, because I continue to buy newspapers which purport to tell me how to think. When will I ever learn?! :) gw L Milton Hankins July 5, 2021 at 5:43 PM Oh, it's probably a [bad] habit, gw. I get all of my news from sources I choose on my phone. Haven't seen a cablecast in ages! I got tired of them telling me how, what, and why to think.

Maurice Rigoler July 5, 2021 at 10:29 AM I agree! I rarely read newspapers these days, not when I can read or hear the news on my computer from the better and more reliable news sources. I find FOX the most obnoxious of all. / Maurice L Milton Hankins July 5, 2021 at 10:59 AM Indeed, Maurice. I no longer watch any news on cable television. I do, as you do, get my news from the more reliable news sources on my computer. I will occasionally read some report on FOX on my computer, but I find them a highly unreliable source. Thanks for your comments.

Mike Gentile July 5, 2021 at 5:22 AM Very well said, I totally agree l Milton !! L Milton Hankins July 5, 2021 at 8:33 AM Thank you so much for your affirmative comment, Mike.