The shocking tragedy of actor Robin Williams’ apparent suicide on Monday, August 11, certainly left the nation in utter shock and disbelief. News sources had limited information upon the initial announcement of Williams’ death, which led to ABC News’ live aerial view of Robin Williams’ home.
ABC News even had a rather large banner on their website linking readers to the live feed, despite the fact that the William’s family had asked for privacy regarding the news. After uproars from grieving fans on Twitter and Facebook made the distastefulness of this report apparent, the news source apologized to their viewers.