Shirley Sherrod, the former Department of Agriculture employee who lost her job in a tempest over a selectively edited video …
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Update: Shirley Sherrod Declines Agriculture Dept. Job Offer
After a media firestorm about out-of-context comments she made in an address to the NAACP forced her to resign, Shirley Sherrod has turned down a new job offer at the Department of Agriculture.
Legal Backlash: Sherrod Will “Definitely Sue” Breitbart for Posting Edited Video
Shirley Sherrod, who resigned from her post at the USDA after a video of her was taken out of context, said she plans to sue the blogger who first accused her of racism.
A Shirley Sherrod Lesson from Seinfeld: Context!
As the Shirley Sherrod incident has made plain, the cautionary tagline of the world of online videos has to be context, context, context!
Shirley Sherrod Gets New Job Offer, Will “Think About It”
After reportedly being pressured to resign after a video clip of her speaking to the NAACP was taken out of context, Shirley Sherrod has received an apology — and a job offer.
Agriculture Secretary to Review Shirley Sherrod Resignation
After a video seemingly showing the Agriculture Department official making racist remarks made the rounds online, Shirley Sherrod said she was pressured to resign. Now that the video’s context has surfaced, Agriculture Secretary …
USDA Official Resigns in Racial Flap
A U.S. Department of Agriculture official who is African American has resigned after a tape of discriminatory comments she made at an NAACP event was posted to the web.