Manipulative Editing Reflects Poorly On Katie Couric, Gun Documentary [View all]
Manipulative Editing Reflects Poorly On Katie Couric, Gun Documentary
May 26, 20168:11 PM ET
Commentary
David Folkenflik
Katie Couric and the creator of a documentary on guns are apologizing to a point for switching around footage to make it falsely appear that members of a Virginia gun rights organization could not summon an answer to a key question on background checks.
An audiotaped recording taken by one of the participants shows otherwise they spoke extemporaneously for several minutes.
In audio posted on the website Ammoland and shared with the Washington Free Beacon, Couric asks a slightly longer version of the question, even saying she knew what their answer would be. She is immediately met with responses.
This manipulation and that's what it was would not pass muster at NPR under its principles for fairness in handling interviews.
http://www.npr.org/2016/05/26/479655743/manipulative-editing-reflects-poorly-on-couric-and-her-gun-documentary
Those darned kids and their audio recorders...