The recent discussion on Amanpour & Company, including Michael Palin’s reflections on the importance of observing the world and remaining responsive to it, raises a profound question: what has happened to our conscience?
Journalists who risk their lives to report wars, suffering and injustice are not the enemy. They are the eyes and ears of the public. When journalists are attacked, threatened or killed for exposing the truth, democracy itself is endangered.
Michael Palin reminds us of the importance of looking at the world honestly and questioning authority. That responsibility is especially vital when innocent people are suffering and the powerful seek to silence those who document it.
We must not become numb to violence against journalists. A civilized society protects those who seek the truth. If we lose the courage to witness, question and speak out, we lose something essential to our humanity.
The path to peace begins with truth, conscience and the courage to listen.
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