Chitra Subramaniam

If you are speaking truth to power, your work will show it. There is no need to boast about it. Journalism is a noble profession. If you muddy the waters with personal issues, you’ll get called out.

As members of the fourth estate, we have a responsibility to the society first. We are not here to tell people how wonderful we are. Instead, we are fellow travellers with people who have given us their trust and ear.

Democracy is a luxury that must be fought for, and its voice must be secured and protected every day. From being a household name in Malta, Daphne has become a lighthouse for justice across Europe and beyond.

The fact of the meeting apart, there are all indications that this will be a spill-words meet where what is not said or seen will most likely be more important than what is.

On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, award-winning journalist Chitra Subramaniam writes in this hard-hitting piece how some Indian journalists have blood on their hands.

Every time I didn’t rush to print, people’s trust and goodwill towards me grew.