The mock shame of Miley Cyrus
Getting headlines over gassing of Syrians,
Points out the real shame
Of the direction journalism has taken.
Could the demise of the newspaper
Be the result pandering to the lowest common
denominator?
Of course that is a rhetorical question.
Scandal obscures the news,
Gives the illusion of reporting important facts
While politics and commerce
Scheme behind the curtain.
It is a collusion of press
With the powers that be
To not take their profession so seriously.
They joined the ranks of the talking heads,
The spin doctors.
Edward is turning over in his grave.
“I never knew you,” he would say.
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