As I see it Brietbart, the naacp and th ag. department all share the blame. Breitbart recieved it and played what he recieved. The NAACP who had the original full version reacted to what they saw the same way Brietbart did and never bothered to check the video they had in their possesion. The ag dept. did the same conclusion jumping as the others. They all should have checked the full version for context. Was Breitbart negligent. Sure so were the other players involved. I still want to know just where those exerpts came from and who sent them to Breitbart.
Just a note, I am not blaming anyone. I just want the whole truth. You blame who you like if it makes you feel better.
I'm interested in the truth and the truth comes down to a lack of integrity, accountability and ethics in the "wild wild west" of internet "journalism". People can ***** all they want about main-stream journalism, but there is accountability and an ethical standard (Dan Rather lost his job after all).
Breitbart claimed he recieved it, and didn't edit it. It was clearly only a very small portion of something else. He had no qualms about damaging an innocent person in his zeal to get at the NAACP. Should he be treated any differently then, say Dan Rather who's reputation was ruined when he reported something that he never bothered to verify?
I agree with you about NAACP's carelessness and the Ag Dept and the Obama Administration - they never bothered to verify before jumping the gun.
However, here's why I hold Breitbart more accountable:
1. Both the NAACP and the Obama Administration issued a public and full apology, and offered her another job. Has Breitbart owned up to any of what he did? Apologized? Shown any regret? Or has he just attempted to lay blame on others?
2. Malice. Another poster brought that up. Breitbart's intent was to get back at the NAACP by "exposing" the "racism" within. He didn't care that he used and hurt an innocent person in the process. That sounds almost sociopathical.
3. Breitbart started the chain of events.