Media's Double Standard On Transparency For Hillary Clinton

http://mediamatters.org/research/2015/03/03/medias-double-standard-on-transparency-for-hill/202727

EMILY ARROWOOD
March 3, 2015

Media outlets are holding former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to a higher standard by scandalizing her use of personal email while at the State Department, claiming the practice raises questions about her "transparency." In reality, other public officials -- including former Florida Governor Jeb Bush (R), who is attacking Clinton over the emails, and former Secretary of State Colin Powell -- have exclusively used personal email.

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he New York Times' Michael Schmidt, who wrote the Times' report on Clinton's use of personal email, appeared on the March 3 edition of MSNBC's Morning Joe and stated that according to the State Department, "John Kerry is the first Secretary of State in the history of the United States to have a government email account." [MSNBC, Morning Joe, 3/3/15]

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