Pro-gun group sues Katie Couric for defamation in Under the Gun film

[Eugene]

Source: The Guardian

Pro-gun group sues Katie Couric for defamation in Under the Gun film

Virginia Citizens Defense League is suing the former
TV news anchor, TV network Epix and director Stephanie
Soechtig over ‘misleading’ editing

Sam Thielman in New York
Tuesday 13 September 2016 22.53 BST

Pro-gun group the Virginia Citizens Defense League is suing former TV news anchor Katie Couric, television network Epix and director Stephanie Soechtig for defamation over their documentary Under the Gun.

The suit demands $12m in damages following a fruitless round of accusations and half-apologies over the film’s editing.

In Under the Gun, Couric asks several members of the Virginia-based gun lobby: “If there are no background checks, for gun purchasers, how do you prevent felons or terrorists from purchasing a gun?” Nine seconds of silence follow as the interviewees, all of whom are named as plaintiffs, appear to be at a loss for an answer.

But by the VCDL’s accounting, and by the film-makers’ admission, the gun ownership advocates were not in fact silent but answered the question. The VCDL produced an audio recording of the interview published the Washington Free Beacon that does not track with the footage in the movie.

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/sep/13/katie-couric-defamation-under-the-gun-documentary

[Duckhunter935]

1. I hope they get some retribution

That was typical journalistic malpractice.

[jonno99]

2. Yep +1 nt

[virginia mountainman]

3. No Joke...

They should pay up dearly for the hack job they "attempted" to pull off.

Bet it still burns them up that some "gun nutz" ended up pwning the heck out of some savvy media elites.

It is an open and shut case, I just wonder what their defence will be? This is the typical end result of believing your own propaganda, especially when Bloomberg's propaganda is involved.

[Duckhunter935]

4. I would like to see that defense too

Would not be surprised if they ended up settling

[pablo_marmol]

5. Great. Kouric and Soechtig deserve to be slapped hard. NT

[Eleanors38]

6. Not sure how thise suit will go, but as an example of journalism's take on guns...

this production is rather typical. It goes in the same category of describing someone's "assault rifle," "assault-style rifle," "assault weapon," "military-style assault weapon," etc., while showing a clip of someone shooting a full-auto rifle. Damn, that one still surfaces on crime shows.