Kevin Miller, a retired deputy managing editor from Bloomberg News, posted the following on LinkedIn:
Please enjoy “Mnemonic Possession,” my latest AI musical journey through The Bloomberg Way. I’ve once again taken a fresh essay from colleague Paul Addison and with his blessing turned it into lyrics and set it to music. (No, not another bad sea shanty — this time it’s …. bad RAP!!!)
The essay and song track the evolution of Matt Winkler’s seminal Bloomberg News guidebook and the various mnemonics and catch-phrases we trainers used to teach new reporters and editors. (The 4-Paragraph Lead, The 5 F’s, The 6 Pillars etc). It explains why the rules were important to our growth and also references some of the pushback that developed over time.
