Yahoo News Stands by Katie Couric Despite Deceptive Editing

Yahoo News will continue to employ Katie Couric as its global anchor despite evidence that documentaries she executive produced and narrated were deceptively edited.

“Yahoo was not involved in the creation and production of the independent documentaries, Under the Gun and Fed Up,” a Yahoo spokesperson who did not want to be identified told the Washington Free Beacon. “We’re confident in the work of the Yahoo News team, which adheres to the highest standards of journalism.”

When asked if that meant Couric was still with the company the spokesperson said “yes, I can confirm Katie Couric is still with Yahoo News.”

The statement comes as Couric faces scrutiny over edits made in the two documentaries she was involved with since joining Yahoo News in 2013 for a reported $10 million a year.

In the 2016 documentary Under the Gun, Couric and director Stephanie Soechtig edited out gun rights activists’ answers to a question about background checks, replacing them with several seconds of silence. A number of commentators called on Yahoo News to fire Couric after a Free Beacon report produced raw audio of the interview.