Katie Couric Must Be Disciplined

FROM: Respecting Accuracy in Domestic Abuse Reporting (RADAR)

Last week, it was discovered that Katie Couric physically assaulted a subordinate editor for using a word in a news story that she could not pronounce.

A unidentified witness to the event said that Katie Couric slapped a fellow male editor in anger "over and over and over again on the arm".

Couric grudgingly admitted to the assault in a New York Magazine article:

"I sort of slapped him around. I got mad at him and said, 'You can't do this to me. You have to tell me when you're going to use a word like that.' I was aggravated, there's no question about that."

CBS has not yet disciplined Katie Couric for an act which, if the perpetrator were a male, would have likely resulted in immediate termination.

Katie Couric must be held to the same standards of professional behavior that male employees are held to. Katie Couric must be disciplined and the public informed about the actions CBS has taken.

To make your views known, contact CBS headquarters. Call (212)975-4321 and leave a message for CBS President Sean McManus. Mail a copy of this alert to Sean McManus, CBS Television Network, 51 West 52nd Street, New York, NY 10019. Or submit directly to the CBS website.