Those Checkout Line Tabloids
Those Checkout Line Tabloids
By Elton Camp
Yellow journalism is still easy to find
It’s right there when you stand in line
Their only purpose is to make them sell
And don’t mind if some big lie they tell
They may attack one who’s underground
For with a lawyer he can’t come around
To call for proof what they said is true
Or to demand damages that they’ll rue
Yet the living are not entirely immune
And their integrity tabloids may impugn
The tabloid may to vile trickery resort
Inside say the headline is a false report
As if a victim of slander they do defend
To set things straight is all they intend
This type of journalism would disappear
If to it, the public would never come near
If tempted to buy one, please think again
Supporting them makes scoundrels win
Copyright © Elton Camp | Year Posted 2011
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