[Intro] Marker caps click in the morning room Red lines wait on the table I point to the clause [Verse 1] Core facts still guard the gate Name, time, place—prove them first Rewritten threshold opens wider Developing now clears the first report Publish the center, mark the border Add each update to the page [Chorus] Everything is breaking news Stamp it red, run it through Core facts locked, still more to confirm Everything is breaking news Verification continues Move when the timing chart says move [Verse 2] The timing chart hangs over coffee Lost minutes stacked in black They called it live while we were waiting For one more careful draft Nina asks, “Where do we track what’s pending?” I answer, “Add it. Keep us on track.” [Pre-Chorus] Source it, tag it Date it, flag it Core confirmed, questions remain If it changes, show the change [Chorus] Everything is breaking news Stamp it red, run it through Core facts locked, still more to confirm Everything is breaking news Verification continues Move when the timing chart says move (Everything, everything) [Bridge] Minutes in columns, breath held flat Paper edges line the glass Nina cuts in, “Track the unconfirmed, or speed starts slowing itself.” I put the safeguard in the plan I add the field, no pause, no drag Pending-confirmation field, line by line A box for doubt, a lane for speed [Instrumental Solo] [Verse 3] Red template loads before lunch is over Pending field parked beside each name Ben reads the revised exceptions “They become rules once you give them a name” Editors check the pending column Then push the update to the page [Chorus] Everything is breaking news Stamp it red, run it through Core facts locked, still more to confirm Everything is breaking news Verification continues Move when the timing chart says move Everything is breaking news Every desk knows what to do Run the red template, keep checking too We changed the rule to beat the clock Everything is breaking news [Outro] Meeting adjourned, nobody leaves Marker tray straight, policy clean The room says it back Everything is breaking news [End]