{"id":897604,"date":"2021-10-19T10:59:20","date_gmt":"2021-10-19T14:59:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=897604"},"modified":"2021-10-19T10:59:23","modified_gmt":"2021-10-19T14:59:23","slug":"katie-couric-defends-editing-ruth-bader-ginsburg-comments-critical-of-colin-kaepernick-media-make-decisions-like-that-all-the-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/katie-couric-defends-editing-ruth-bader-ginsburg-comments-critical-of-colin-kaepernick-media-make-decisions-like-that-all-the-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Katie Couric Defends Editing Ruth Bader Ginsburg Comments Critical Of Colin Kaepernick: Media \u2018Make Decisions Like That All The Time\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">40<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkatie-couric-defends-editing-ruth-bader-ginsburg-comments-critical-of-colin-kaepernick-media-make-decisions-like-that-all-the-time%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=897604&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Katie Couric defended her decision to selectively edit an interview with the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in an appearance on the Today show Tuesday, noting that the media make editorial decisions on how to present a subject \u201call the time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Couric admitted, in her new book, that she selectively edited a 2016 interview with Ginsburg because, in it, Ginsburg was critical of football players like Colin Kaepernick who, at the time, were \u201ctaking a knee\u201d in protest of racism and police brutality. Ginsburg did not approve of the protests and suggested that they showed a lack of appreciation for all America has to offer.<\/p>\n<p>The gesture, Ginsburg said, showed \u201ccontempt for a government that has made it possible for their parents and grandparents to live a decent life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAccording to Couric, she \u2018wanted to protect\u2019 Ginsburg and felt that the issue of racial justice was a \u2018blind spot\u2019 for her,\u201d The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-10088027\/Katie-Couric-admits-editing-Ruth-Bader-Ginsburg-interview-protect-late-justice.html\">Daily Mail noted in their repor<\/a>t.<\/p>\n<p>More likely, Couric was looking to protect Ginsburg from any potential fallout from leftist allies who were unlikely to share Ginsburg\u2019s view of the Kaepernick-led protests.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCouric felt that when Ginsburg said that people like Kaepernick were \u2018dumb and disrespectful\u2019 they were comments that were \u2018unworthy of a crusader for equality\u2019 like the liberal Supreme Court justice,\u201d the outlet noted. \u201cThe day after the sit-down, the head of public affairs for the Supreme Court emailed Couric to say the late justice had \u2018misspoken\u2019 and asked that it be removed from the story.&nbsp;Couric writes that she was \u2018conflicted\u2019 because she was a \u2018big RBG fan\u2019, referring to Ginsburg\u2019s moniker.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, Couric says she contacted fellow journalist David Brooks, who suggested that Ginsburg \u201cprobably didn\u2019t understand the question.\u201d She later edited down the interview to include some comments about Kaepernick and his fellow protesters but left out the comments Couric felt were \u201cunworthy\u201d of Ginsburg\u2019s status.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with Today, host Savannah Guthrie pressed Couric on editing the interview, suggesting that Couric\u2019s decision violated ethical standards.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUltimately, I think I should\u2019ve included it, but I also think it\u2019s really important to look at what I did include,\u201d Couric said of the interview.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow did you justify that? It violates a cardinal rule of journalism to do that,\u201d Guthrie noted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, I think what people don\u2019t realize is we make editorial decisions like that all the time,\u201d Couric shot back.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd I chose to talk about this and put it in the book<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Katie Couric defended her decision to selectively edit an interview with the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in an appearance on the Today show Tuesday, noting that the media make editorial decisions on how to present a subject \u201call the time.\u201dCouric admitted, in her new book, that she selectively edited a 2016 interview with Ginsburg because, in it, Ginsburg was critical of football players like Colin Kaepernick who, at the time, were \u201ctaking a knee\u201d in protest of racism and police brutality. Ginsburg did not approve of the protests and suggested that they showed a lack of appreciation for all America has to offer.The gesture, Ginsburg said, showed \u201ccontempt for a government that has made it possible for their parents and grandparents to live a decent life.\u201d\u201cAccording to Couric, she \u2018wanted to protect\u2019 Ginsburg and felt that the issue of racial justice was a \u2018blind spot\u2019 for her,\u201d The Daily Mail noted in their report.More likely, Couric was looking to protect Ginsburg from any potential fallout from leftist allies who were unlikely to share Ginsburg\u2019s view of the Kaepernick-led protests.\u201cCouric felt that when Ginsburg said that people like Kaepernick were \u2018dumb and disrespectful\u2019 they were comments that were \u2018unworthy of a crusader for equality\u2019 like the liberal Supreme Court justice,\u201d the outlet noted. \u201cThe day after the sit-down, the head of public affairs for the Supreme Court emailed Couric to say the late justice had \u2018misspoken\u2019 and asked that it be removed from the story.\u00a0Couric writes that she was \u2018conflicted\u2019 because she was a \u2018big RBG fan\u2019, referring to Ginsburg\u2019s moniker.\u201dUltimately, Couric says she contacted fellow journalist David Brooks, who suggested that Ginsburg \u201cprobably didn\u2019t understand the question.\u201d She later edited down the interview to include some comments about Kaepernick and his fellow protesters but left out the comments Couric felt were \u201cunworthy\u201d of Ginsburg\u2019s status.In an interview with Today, host Savannah Guthrie pressed Couric on editing the interview, suggesting that Couric\u2019s decision violated ethical standards.\u201cUltimately, I think I should\u2019ve included it, but I also think it\u2019s really important to look at what I did include,\u201d Couric said of the interview.\u201cHow did you justify that? It violates a cardinal rule of journalism to do that,\u201d Guthrie noted.\u201cWell, I think what people don\u2019t realize is we make editorial decisions like that all the time,\u201d Couric shot back.\u201cAnd I chose to talk about this and put it in the book for a discussion. I mention that it was a conundrum, that I asked Justice Ginsburg about Colin Kaepernick and taking the knee and how she felt about that,\u201d she added. \u201cAnd I did include the fact that she said it was dumb and disrespectful, it was stupid and arrogant, and quite a bit of what she said.\u201dShe did not, however, include Ginsburg\u2019s comments defending the national anthem, which change the character of Ginsburg\u2019s earlier, more muted commentary.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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