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Katie Couric takes responsibility for 'misleading' part of gun violence doc
In a four-paragraph statement on Monday night, she acknowledged that the edit wrongly made the activists "appear to be speechless."
Katie Couric takes responsibility for 'misleading' part of gun violence doc
In a four-paragraph statement on Monday night, she acknowledged that the edit wrongly made the activists "appear to be speechless."
Katie Couric takes responsibility for 'misleading' part of gun violence docKatie Couric says she regrets a "misleading" portion of "Under the Gun," a new documentary that she produced and narrated.
"I take responsibility for a decision that misrepresented an exchange I had with members of the Virginia Citizens Defense League," Couric said in a statement on Monday night.
The pivotal edit in the documentary made a group of gun rights activists seem stumped by one of Couric's questions. The edit was exposed by a blogger last week.
During the interview for the film, Couric asked, "If there are no background checks for gun purchasers, how do you prevent felons or terrorist from walking into, say, a licensed gun dealer and purchasing a gun?"
The documentary shows the group members silently looking around for about eight seconds. But an audio recording proved that the interviewees responded right away.
The edits were made by the documentary's director, Stephanie Soechtig, but Couric — one of the best known journalists in the United States — bore the brunt of the criticism for it.
Last Wednesday, when Soechtig initially addressed the controversy, Couric said she supported Soechtig's statement and was "very proud of the film." As pressure mounted over the holiday weekend, Couric decided to say more.