Katie Couric rejects 'bothsidesism' in news coverage, says people don't want 'just the facts'

Fox News ^ | 12/26/2025 | Joseph A. Wulfsohn

[simpson96]

Katie Couric spoke out against "bothsidesism" in news coverage and insisted people don't want "just the facts" in the current media environment.

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"So what I try to do and what we try to do is help people stay abreast of everything that's happening, which is increasingly difficult given the velocity of things that are thrown at us primarily by this administration," Couric told host Dylan Byers. "But try to understand and give them some perspective and context and help explain in some cases why people need to be aware and concerned about some of the things that are happening in this country."

"And I think I feel more comfortable in speaking out about things than I ever would have, obviously, on 'The Today Show.' I think that it was a different time... but I think if I were on 'The Today Show' now, I would feel muzzled, and I think that I would feel frustrated that we couldn't really talk about the stuff that was happening and in a deep way."

The veteran TV host went on to say that she feels "upset" by what's going on in the country, telling Byers her job is to "help people understand why this is not normal."

"I guess that puts me squarely on one side of the media divide, but I'm ok with that," Couric said. "Cause I want my grandkids to say, 'Yeah, she did that morning show, and she did an evening newscast, but like when the rubber was really hitting the road, she made sure that people understood what that meant and what was going on.

"And I think the era of kind of bothsidesism or just the facts — and by the way, just the facts without context, without examination, I don't think people really want that."

[clearcarbon]

"Katie Couric Admits They Lie"

That's how she makes a living.

[yesthatjallen]

This is the Margaret Sullivan school of journalism.

Margaret Sullivan believes we're in such extraordinary danger from Trump that journalists can't be objective. They have to name the threat.

[Vaduz]

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[falcon99]

Couric is just trying to cover her Leftist coverage by saying people don’t want just the facts. That may be true for a lot of college educated women, but I’d say it wasn’t so for men.

[Political Junkie Too]

"So what I try to do and what we try to do is help people stay abreast of everything that's happening, which is increasingly difficult given the velocity of things that are thrown at us primarily by this administration, but try to understand and give them some perspective and context and help explain in some cases why people need to be aware and concerned about some of the things that are happening in this country."

Did Kamala write this for her?

-PJ

[RetiredTexasVet]

Actually, most people want just the facts and to make their own decisions. In no case do I want Fake News Muppets making any decisions for me.

[minnesota_bound]

Katie Couric had an office right next door to cbs president Les Moonves who was forcing women to do sex acts to him after he locked the door. She claims she heard nothing nor saw anything.

He was fired eventually. The women traumatized.

[kiryandil]

I know a guy that got cured of his TDS by his kid...