Unexpected tragedy

On August 14, 2009 in Helmand, a southern province of Afghanistan, Lance Corporal Joshua M. Bernard was fatally wounded by a rocket-propelled grenade. While laying on the ground injured, an AP Photographer, Julie Jacobson, captured the images of Bernard lying below two soldiers helping him. Jacobson later decided to publish the photo, deeming it portrayed the 'grimness of war and the sacrifice of young men and women fighting it. This is a valid reason for posting the photo, but Jacobson also ignored the wishes of the family, who didn’t want her the publish the photo. This goes against the NPPA Code of Ethics.