Director of Katie Couric Gun Doc: ‘I Never Intended to Make Anyone Look Bad’
The Katie Couric documentary Under the Gun has come under serious scrutiny today after a bit of deceptive editing was uncovered, and now the director has commented.
Fox News’ Howard Kurtz obtained comments from director Stephanie Soechtig and Katie Couric in response to the controversy today:
The director of Katie Couric's gun doc says: "I never intended to make anyone look bad and I apologize if anyone felt that way.”
— HowardKurtz (@HowardKurtz) May 25, 2016
Katie Couric backs her director, Stephanie Soechtig, saying she is "very proud of the film" on gun control
— HowardKurtz (@HowardKurtz) May 25, 2016
Problem is film shows the audience sitting silently when Couric asks abt keeping guns from felons, terrrorists, when they actually answered
— HowardKurtz (@HowardKurtz) May 25, 2016
Couric's director says she added "a pause for the viewer to have a moment to consider this important question before presenting the facts"
— HowardKurtz (@HowardKurtz) May 25, 2016
But as Kurtz pointed out…
But that pause in the Couric gun film makes it look like something happened which did not in fact happen
— HowardKurtz (@HowardKurtz) May 25, 2016
And in addition to that, EPIX––the network airing the documentary––provided this statement to the Washington Free Beacon:
Under the Gun is a critically-acclaimed documentary that looks at the polarizing and politicized issue of gun violence, a subject that elicits strong reactions from people on both sides. EPIX stands behind Katie Couric, director Stephanie Soechtig, and their creative and editorial judgment. We encourage people to watch the film and decide for themselves.
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