Roy Greenslade: Pete Seeger sings about journalists and their union

A friend emails to point to this video of the wonderful Pete Seeger singing the first verse of Newspapermen meet such interesting people. The song, written by Vern Partlow (best known for his 1945 anti-nuclear protest song Old Man Atom), ends with support for the US journalists' union, the Newspaper Guild. I guess, at a stretch, it could be adapted for the NUJ. Seeger is 86 in this clip and, earlier this month, celebrated his 91st birthday. Here are the full lyrics...Oh, a newspaperman meets su...

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