As I scrawl through the websites of Channel 4 and the BBC,
I close my eyes and say a silent prayer and plea,
If bad news sells and good news serves to inspire,
Why is it always the worst news that seems to transpire?
TV and radio seem to be dominated by doom and gloom,
For heroes, miracles and good will there isn't much room,
We don't live in a utopian world; I'm not that naïve,
But that we live in such a horrible world is impossible to believe.
I get that we need to be aware of corruption, terrorism and crime,
But does it have to be murder, austerity and war all the time?
Wouldn't it brighten up the country's day,
If on the bulletins, uplifting stories had the first and last say?
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The New News
PoetryStudying journalism at uni we were always encouraged to watch and read the news everyday but I found this very hard, a lot of it was so depressing-such as the tragic #prayforparis attacks- although you wanted to be aware of what was going on in the...
