Correction Request: The Associated Press Takes Breitbart Out of Context

In the Associated Press article “GOP invites blogger Breitbart to fundraiser” published yesterday, the AP states:

Breitbart was behind an edited video clip of a former Department of Agriculture official that suggested Shirley Sherrod, who is black, denied a white farmer aid. The speech, when viewed in full, shows the opposite.

The written report authored by Breitbart that accompanied the aforementioned video acknowledges that her “humanity” did compel her to help the white farmer:

Eventually, her basic humanity informs that this white man is poor and needs help. But she decides that he should get help from “one of his own kind.” She refers him to a white lawyer.

The AP claims Breitbart suggested that Sherrod “denied a white farmer aid.” His multimedia presentation, when viewed in full, shows the exact opposite.

We kindly request that the Associated Press issue a correction.