re: #194 makeitstop

This just in: NY Post exhibits complete lack of ethics.

That poor man’s family has to live with that image.

It was bad enough that the family had to suffer through the senseless murder of their loved one, but the Post posted a sensationalist photo that not only affects the family, but the engineer of that train who was unable to stop in time before running over that man.

The Post was wrong to run with that photo. I get that it’s newsworthy - it was the outcome of a criminal act, but that doesn’t mean that you post every photo or video.

It’s something photographers struggle with all the time, especially those who are considering photojournalism. For me, I covered the Sandy coverage/destruction but tried to avoid picking personal reactions or focus on the damage to any one individual. These were my neighbors and people in my town. They were dealing with tremendous damage and having someone acting as a gawker wouldn’t benefit them, even though highlighting the scope of the disaster could bring more attention and relief efforts. It’s a balancing act, but in a situation like the subway pushing, I’d err on the side of not running with that kind of image - and would actually try to help instead of taking photos of the man’s last moments alive.