Journalist Katie Couric, who's been caught up in multiple editing scandals in her career, complained Monday that reported excerpts from her book had been "distorted" and "cherrypicked" to a degree that didn't resemble her actual writing.

In an appearance on "The View," Couric said she didn't think her memoir "Going There" was particularly provocative, but the book has gained attention after her revelations that she believed female colleagues were angling for her job, sent warm texts to Matt Lauer while he was caught up in a sexual harassment scandal, and once edited out disparaging remarks by Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg about national anthem kneelers in an effort to "protect" the liberal icon.

"This book really has people going in circles," host Whoopi Goldberg said, laughing.

"I didn't think it was that provocative … It really isn't if you read it," Couric said.

Couric said it was fascinating to watch the coverage of the book unfold, and took a shot at the "media environment" by noting people who hadn't read the entire book were writing about it.

Over concern that Ginsburg had misunderstood the question, Couric claimed, she reached out to other journalists for advice and ultimately included a portion where the judge called such acts "dumb and disrespectful." She was slammed by media critics for admitting, as a journalist, to wanting to "protect" a liberal public figure instead of airing her remarks unvarnished.

TV Host Katie Couric appears on stage at the Women in the World Summit in the Manhattan borough of New York, U.S.

Katie Couric smiling in New York City after releasing her new book Going There 

The former "Today" and "CBS Evening News" host has been making the media rounds ahead of her memoir's official release this week

"I wanted it be genuine and really reflect my point of view and my feelings about things at any given time," she said