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Katie Couric's critics are going overboard |
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Written by Marisa Guthrie, McClatchy-Tribune
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Tuesday, 27 March 2007 |
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Katie Couric is being pilloried for her interview with John and Elizabeth Edwards on last Sunday's "60 Minutes."
Appalling, horrible and insensitive are the printable adjectives viewers are using to describe her line of questioning.
But would the outrage be so vociferous if it were anyone but Couric? If Steve Kroft had asked those same questions, would anyone accuse him of being "mean"?
Probably not.
"She is horrible, just horrible," wrote one viewer at CBSNews.com.
And this: "I cannot begin to express how offended and disgusted I was by Katie's interview ... She was inappropriately harsh."
Harsh?
Couric, of course, lost her husband, Jay Monahan, to colon cancer. And there were times during the interview when she appeared to be fighting empathetic impulses.
But the reaction to the interview has been particularly unforgiving — and unfair.
While many are accusing Couric of grandstanding to build her hard news bona fides, she would have been lambasted if she hadn't asked the questions she did.
Together the Edwardses are vying for the highest office in the country. And as long as they're in the race, Elizabeth Edwards' health should be a matter of public concern.
Their unflappable and positive demeanor showed that they were ready for Couric's questions. They expected them. And we should expect them, too — to be asked and answered.
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