Truth is one of the foremost basic human values of life. It
is wholesome sublime and everlasting. All of us understand the term truth. But
it is difficult to define it.
Truth is sometimes said to be self evident i.e. a person
has the capacity for distinguishing truth from falsehood. When our beliefs
agree with the nature of facts they are stamped with the label of truth.
As a value, truth can be a guide for human behavior only if
it is experienced as a conviction. Thus a person has to rely upon his own
conscience about what truth is. In present times journalists have to make the
decision over and over again.
The Noble Laureate Amatya Sen quotes the example of Daniel
Pearl as a practitioner of truth. Sen admires Pearls firm dedication to the
ethics of journalism – a commitment to practice truth.
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