(Sung to the tune of Jacob ’s Ladder)
We are journos, getting sadder,
As the bottom line grows badder;
Losing readers to online chatter
We need Journalism That Matters;
Conversations, not a lecture,
Telling stories, not conjecture;
We know something’s got to give,
If battered journalists can live!
Master narrative, where are thee?
Can the public join the party?
We need hope, and joy and fun,’
Or stick a fork in us, we’re done;
Now we packing going home,
Taking with us, notes in a tome,
Will we change the world we live in?
That’s the challenge we’ve be given;
(For Best results, consume at least 2 glasses of wine prior to singing)