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Reiyuki

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4. "Katie Couric apologises for 'misleading' edit in gun rights documentary"
Sat Jun 4, 2016, 06:05 PM
Jun 2016

Turns out it was just some clever editing. Or at least the 'gotcha' portion was.


http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/may/31/katie-couric-apology-misleading-edit-under-the-gun



“If there are no background checks for gun purchasers, how do you prevent felons or terrorists from purchasing a gun?” Couric asks.

In the film, that question is followed by silence and footage of the gun rights advocates looking uncomfortable.

But the gun rights advocates made their own audio recordings of the interview with Couric. In that audio version, several members immediately respond to Couric’s question. The way the documentary edited out those responses seemed designed to make the gun owners look “stupid”, Van Cleave told the Guardian.

The edit was widely criticized by other media outlets, including the Washington Post and National Public Radio.

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