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Couric says she should have included full Ginsburg quote on anthem kneelers, praises her own transparency - Fox News
Oct 19, 2021 1 min, 12 secs

Journalist Katie Couric was called out by her old network for violating a "cardinal rule of journalism" Tuesday as she admitted she should have included full remarks she omitted from an interview where Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg criticized national anthem kneelers.

Couric wrote in her new memoir that she sought to "protect" Ginsburg, who died last year, during their 2016 interview after Ginsburg made disparaging remarks to her about progressives like Colin Kaepernick taking a knee during the national anthem.

Returning to her old stomping grounds at NBC's "Today," Couric was pressed by anchor Savannah Guthrie over violating a "cardinal rule of journalism." .

"I think what people don't realize is we make editorial decisions like that all the time," Couric said, saying she included it in the book to generate discussion.

Couric omitted that Ginsburg had said the protesters showed "contempt for a government that has made it possible for their parents and grandparents to live a decent life.".

KATIE COURIC BLASTED OVER STUNNING ADMISSION ABOUT RUTH BADER GINSBURG INTERVIEW: ‘GALAXY-LEVEL ARROGANCE’.

Katie Couric revealed in her new memoir that she once edited an answer with Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to maintain the late judge’s legacy as a liberal icon. .

"I think the more we can be transparent about the decisions we make and the more we can say, ‘maybe that wasn't the right one' …" Couric said, before Guthrie asked if she'd done the right thing

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