New York Post’s Subway Death Photo: Was It Ethical Photojournalism?

When a news photographer witnesses a tragedy in the making, is his obligation to intervene or to document it?

That question has cropped up anew following the New York Post’s publication, on its front page, of a photo taken moments after a man was pushe

This may sound like an uncontroversial position, but within the world of professional photojournalism, it’s far from a settled question