ABC News aired a live stream showing aerial footage of Robin Williams’ house last night.
ABC News issued a statement to TV Newser saying it took down the stream because “there was no news value.” ABC said:
“When we realized there was no news value to the live stream, we took it down immediately. Our intention was not to be insensitive to his family, friends and fans, and for that we apologize.”
Below see a screenshot of the ABC News’ banner on its website about the aerial footage.
@abc7newsBayArea WTF, Seriously? Give them some peace.
— isla (@Nashramento) August 12, 2014
.@abc7newsBayArea Just.. Stop. There’s nothing newsworthy about the roof of a house. Please stop and let his family grieve in peace..
— Tim Duncan is my dad (@homerj79) August 12, 2014
@abc7newsBayArea WTF, Seriously? Give them some peace.
— isla (@Nashramento) August 12, 2014
@abc7newsBayArea really? Shame on you. His family deserve privacy.
— Patricia (@littlesrule) August 12, 2014
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Tweets about “abc news aerial”
iMediaEthics has reached out to ABC News and Williams’ representatives for comment.
See all of iMediaEthics’ stories on media coverage of Williams’ death.