Katie Couric, In Trouble…. Again

Long time anti-gun advocate.

Katie Couric news (reporter?) is in trouble again, because of her “Under the Gun” documentary. Just as with her bias reporting, so was her editing and approval of the UG documentary. Miss Couric admits “it was misleading and misrepresented” Virginians Citizens Defense League (VCDL) who’s representatives were interviewed during the “documentary”.

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2016/09/13/katie-couric-faces-12-million-defamation-suit-for-misleading-gun-documentary-edits.html

http://thefederalist.com/2016/06/03/katie-courics-anti-gun-producers-repeatedly-violated-federal-gun-laws/

Documentary issues.

In one instance, questioned directed to the VCDL were edited to include a delay before the questions were answered.  However in reality, the was no delay in answering.  The delay was meant as a way to make VCDL reps appear to be unsure or not clear of their position or to make it appear the reps maybe re-thinking their stance to possible agree with Miss Couric. As stated, the delay was edited into the documentary.  The same questions when posed to supporters of gun control/anti-gun were not edited to included a delay.

Katie Couric admits, in public, the circumstances were misleading and misrepresenting. Yet, the documentary was not re-edited to remove the added delay. Now Miss Katie Couric is being sued by the Virginians Citizens Defense League.

So why the was the delay edited into the piece? The director of the documentary, Stephanie Soechtig, stated it was to give views time to reflect, yet it was only done to the VCDL question/response. Originally, Miss Couric supported the statement given by the director of the film. Now, Miss Couric says “I regret that those eight seconds were misleading and that I did not raise my initial concerns more vigorously”.

More Editing.

The production team also edited the conversations with gun owners they interviewed, which is normal. But to take excerpts from the gun owners answers, not the full answers, to make the answers and gun owners look silly, unprofessional, “stupid”.

Conclusion – My Opinion

As she has done in the past, Katie Couric and her team have show less to be less than professional, honest and unbiased. Instead of documenting the facts, Team Couric has twisted the answers to fit their point of view, their opinion and to their benefit. And Katie Couric calls herself a reporter?

If the film is suppose to be a documentary based on fact, not an opinion piece based on Team Couric views and opinions, Katie Couric has done what she tends to do with her news reporting, not report just the facts, but includes personal opinion, twisted statements pointing to her views with all disregard for true journalism and ethical reporting.

R martin

 

When Did You?

When did you last check the list of current bills in your congress? I check once a week, at the least. This is very important. It is your responsibility to know what is going on in your state. For most of us, growing up there has been one common rule we have all been taught. Ignorance is no excuse for breaking the law.
The same is true with new laws. However, now with the advent of the internet, the ease of access to government/congressional activities, you should be up to date with what is pending and/or suggest for new bills. Most state websites have a link or search bar for checking on the status of bills. Pick a subject and most likely you will find a bill pertaining to that subject.
Be sure to take the time to contact your Representatives/Congressmen and women how you feel about the proposed bill(s). Good or bad, agree or disagree, send an email. Before you send an email, take the time to articulate what it is you mean to say, keep it short, to the point and above all, whether you like or dislike the person you are emailing, be respectful. Name calling, cussing, and being disrespectful will get you no where, it will not help your cause. If you can give suggestions that could make the bill better; and not better just for you. Remember, new laws and regulations are for everyone. Think what would be best for your community and society as a whole.
Folks, this is YOUR responsibility. If you didn't vote, you have no cause to complain. If you don't keep track, stay informed, you have no one to blame but yourself.
Right now, in most states, there are at least 2 or 3 bills concerning 2nd amendment rights. Read them, understand them. Don't take someone's word for the information you are accepting as fact. You can look it up. Fact is not a newspaper article, fact is not a post on a friend's social network page, fact is fact, not an opinion meant to be taken as fact. Look it up yourself and read the bill. If someone tells you a "fact", ask for the link so you can read it for yourself.
Please, take the time to check on the bills, take the time to read the bills, by doing this, not only will you be well informed and able to make an honest opinion based on facts but in a lot of cases you will be one step ahead of your state congress.

R martin