These words from renowned crime novelist and former journalist S. Hussain Zaidi strike at the very heart of modern journalism.In a world where breaking news often replaces breaking truth, Zaidi reminds us that a journalist’s role is not to echo power  but to interrogate it.Crime reporting, he says, demands courage, curiosity, and conscience  not mere repetition of police press notes or political narratives.

Real journalism begins where convenience ends in the pursuit of facts, accountability, and justice.
Because when reporters choose to question instead of copy, the truth finally gets its voice back.