Yellow Journalist Poem by Akhtar Jawad

Yellow Journalist

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When I was a child,
I was soft and mild,
My father quoted,
A thinker so learned.
A young man who is an activist,
Wonder if he is not communist!

He wonders once again,
Is someone so insane,
If an old activist,
An he is a communist!
When I grew old, old and aged,
Soviet Union, disintegrated.

Now I wonder, media's sons and the dads,
Promote sensation to have more adds,
What is coming out from the prism,
Uni-color spectrum, yellow journalism.
Bribes as gifts widely accepted,
Truth and honesty completely rejected.

Don't pour water in an acid-jar,
You are on the wrong way and too far.
Acid jumps out, may hurt journalism,
Make a rainbow through your prism,
Colorful spectrum will make you charming,
But at the moment situation is alarming.

They say politicians, wrestlers they look,
Not read yet, and discussing a book.
The anchors adding, fuel to the fire,
Owners of the media pleased to admire.
Honest journals, they need to resist,
And welcome the yellow Journalist!

Saturday, April 5, 2014
Topic(s) of this poem: yellow
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
Being frustrated of yellow journalism.
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Khalid Saifullah 15 September 2015

Yellow journalism has become very common in Pakistan.

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Khalida Bano Ali 25 March 2015

A wonderful poem........................10

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Richard Blay 08 April 2014

So true Mr. Akhtar, nowadays even the so called 'media' create the news themselves. nice work, great message.

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