It’s quite the fashion now to bash

Those journalists who seek the truth;

As years flow by, more are cut down,

Or languish, silenced, in their youth.

 

As humans they are fallible

And are rebuked for their mistakes,

But hard men seek to shut them up

When they play for the highest stakes,

 

And can’t afford to be faced with

Exposure through detailed research,

To have their egos pricked and watch

Their public leave them in the lurch.

 

So they turn on the messengers,

And favour blogs and cosy puff;

With awkward questioning snuffed out,

They have free rein to cut up rough.