News Media Poems - Poems about News Media

April 15 Lament Watching the News While watching the news I am constantly lamenting The sad state of political discourse In these increasingly Disunited United States of America. Where we have retreated into enemy tribes Blue, red, and purple states With each convinced their tribe Is righteous, patriotic, and pro-American. Accusing the other tribe As anti-american fascists plotting to set up a dictatorship. Some talking darkly about Civil War...

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Channel Five calls mayoral candidate Goots a bully. He is referred to as the AntiChrist on Channel Three Someone on the air yells “liar, liar, pants on fire.” This is the best news we find on our 2023 TV. Channel 9 brings in an alert. with a gasp and a shout. Stay away from your windows, a shooter is...

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I held him high above my shoulders and watched them call "The Cat!" The News being quick to show him off for what was called "The Fat!" Then told him that he'd made the News for what it was to act - A crazy, common scary way of what it was to fact - That all good News has cheered you up for what...

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I watched them tell a story of a man that went through Hell And the story of them falling for the end that meant as well For the bolstering of their egos in a help that's meant to all In the rebelling of their rousing call for what it's meant to fall When in taking home their patriots for all it is to live Just...

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Let me not be so distracted by the nay-sayers For whom everything seems to be doomed, With those who rely on holier-than-thou prayers Help me not to allow myself to be consumed. May I find myself giving out optimistic strokes Looking for the good even when things are sad, I want to take an Anne Frank approach, folks, Even if things turn...

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....BREAKING NEWS BREAKING NEWS...... Bye, Bye, Chris Cuomo! Gee, no tears will be in my ale! Such be the high cost, To keep brother, Andrew out of jail. Now, you can both go to MSNBC! And with Rachel Maddow ? You will be twins of news frivolity. John Malone headed to clean up CNN. Good luck, Malone, there are...

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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...

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Watching the News with Dismay Every day watching the news with dismay Politicians around the world lying While poor people lie dying The rich get richer falsifying The poor lie dying The politicians lying With the economy tumbling The rich get richer stumbling The poor lie dying...

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Hate crimes are never faked! …nope, that’s wrong. Believe every woman every time. …not, that’s wrong. The polar bears are dying! …nope, that’s wrong. Cops shoot people ’cause they’re racist. ...

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The New's makes it look like everyone's dying. The New's makes it look like nothing's alright. And when you should watch it, you wonder who's dead- than what could your Newscast have showed you instead. And you go to your window and look out to see, when surprised by the living that walk by with glee. That you show off your...

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