Katie Couric says she regrets a "misleading" portion of "Under the Gun"

[DigitalDrifter]

A little late to be apologizing now.

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 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.

Katie Couric takes responsibility for 'misleading' part of gun violence doc

 

[WillowTree]

Apology not accepted. Her only regret is that the truth is out.

 

[gipper]

When it comes to hotly debated issues of the day, the elite left will always misrepresent them in an effort to dupe the uninformed and sadly, it works. For example on guns, climate change, abortion, capitalism, Marxism, illegal immigration, campus rape, etc........................................................................

 

[tyroneweaver]

Just another left wing rag. Never give them serious consideration anywho.
KC.. LOL. whadda joke of a so called journalist

 

[Two Thumbs]

A little late to be apologizing now.

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 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.

Katie Couric takes responsibility for 'misleading' part of gun violence doc

her only regret was she got caught lying.

There was no mistake, the editing wasn't poor. They delivered their message they way they wanted it.

leftist don't give a damn about the truth or the Constitution

 

[Billy_Kinetta]

I bet they broadcast it with the "mistake" intact.

 

[Skull Pilot]

Apology not accepted. Her only regret is that the truth is out.

Sorry you got caught doesn't count

 

[Geaux4it]

But idiots who vote democrat and for the likes of Obama and Hitlery, love this crap

-Geaux

 

[Conservative65]

I don't accept her apology for getting caught. It wasn't a mistake. She intended to do what she did. She's only sorry after getting caught.

 

[williepete]

Not that she had a reputation to burn in the first place. She'll get a pass and go on to do this again. That's the worst part of this story.

Katie Couric cooks the facts, burns her reputation

Couric clearly wanted to present her question as though she were Perry Mason at the climax of a courtroom drama coming up with a killer debating point that confounded all opposition witnesses. She wanted it to seem as though no reasonable person could disagree and to present the gun rights group as tacitly acknowledging it by staying silent and looking at their feet. Oh, Katie, you're so clever, you foxed those foolish gun nuts!


If not for the audio recording, she would have gotten away with it, and the maligned subjects of this interview would be completely powerless to get out the truth.


What Couric has done is not bias or selective editing, nor even a manipulation. It is a complete substantive fabrication.

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Katie Couric cooks the facts, burns her reputation

 

[DigitalDrifter]

Her rep should take a big hit for sure, but I doubt it will.