A newspaper photographer is on the street when she notices a man dangling from an open window in an apartment building. His reason for being there is unclear as she pulls out her camera and starts taking photos.
As she and the crowd watch, the man falls from the window and lands on an awning.
 

Do you keep shooting even during the fall?

Why?

If you shoot photos of the fall, do you try to persuade your editor to publish the photos?

 What is your argument?

Which ethical principle best applies?
To whom is the greater moral duty owed?

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As a newspaper photographerI would continue to shoot photos of the man falling from the windoweven though it is a disturbing sceneThis is because it i... View the full answer