Norman Mailer invented "faction"(the mixing of fact and fiction
and in ANCIENT EVENINGS took us back to Ancient Egypt
He also slipped time zones easily-putting the "fabula"back in to "fabulous!"
His biography of MARILYN required leaps of imagination
Journalism demands veracity and authentic sources
Fact checks make for fat checks-Wikileaks over Wikipedia
Julian Assange over John Pilger
We half read THE PENTAGON PAPERS
which exposed malfeasance on a governmental scale
Yet even Boston Slam Brown fictionalized articles
to keep her circulation going round
Suits for libel and slander do not stop the NATIONAL ENQUIRER
and the NEWS OF THE WORLD is less news-more world stories
with paparrazi pix and bold huge headlines
the fate of celebrities relies upon these exposes
from Liz Smith to Kitty Kelley-the reporter becomes the headline
as journalism becomes the Nation's image building story telling
from opera to soap opera to Ophra-the dumbing down is real
Facts less important than what people feel
Never trust a headline that promises revelations!
Last time the end of the world was predicted ended in frustration!
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