The AP’s Bombshell Hillary Clinton Email Story Fails To Prove Existence Of ‘Homebrew’ Server

Posted by | March 5, 2015 08:00 | Filed under: Bob Cesca Contributors Opinion Politics Top Stories

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The big Wednesday story in the Hillary Clinton email news cycle centered around a bombshell Associated Press story by Jack Gillum and Ted Bridis, titled “Clinton Ran Own Computer System for Her Official Emails.” The takeaway, as was reflected on dozens of news sites, was that Clinton had a so-called “homebrew” email server inside her Chappaqua, New York home. And of course that’d be the obviously takeaway by readers and other publications alike given the headline combined with this lede:

The computer server that transmitted and received Hillary Rodham Clinton’s emails — on a private account she used exclusively for official business when she was secretary of state — traced back to an Internet service registered to her family’s home in Chappaqua, New York, according to Internet records reviewed by The Associated Press.

It doesn’t explicitly say that the server was located in Clinton’s home, but the second line definitely does:

The highly unusual practice of a Cabinet-level official physically running her own email would have given Clinton, the presumptive Democratic presidential candidate, impressive control over limiting access to her message archives.

So, the lede described a “computer server” that was traced to “her family’s home.” The second sentence flatly stated that she’s “physically running her own email.” Naturally, anyone reading this would come away with the “homebrew” conclusion. And it’s the AP, so the information is delivered with the heft of the wire service’s reputation.

And then we reach the fourth paragraph where we see this:

In most cases, individuals who operate their own email servers are technical experts or users so concerned about issues of privacy and surveillance they take matters into their own hands. It was not immediately clear exactly where Clinton ran that computer system.

If it’s unclear, why was the article published at all?… CONTINUE READING

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By: Bob Cesca

Bob Cesca is the managing editor at The Daily Banter (www.thedailybanter.com) and a Huffington Post contributor since 2005. He's worked in journalism since 1988 as a print writer/editor, a radio news anchor, a digital media columnist/editor, a book author and blogger. He's the co-host of the Bubble Genius Bob & Chez Show podcast and a Thursday regular on the syndicated Stephanie Miller Show. He's appeared on numerous other radio shows including the John Phillips Show and Geraldo Rivera Show in Los Angeles. Bob has been a commentator/analyst on the BBC (TV and radio), MSNBC, Current TV, CNN and Sky News. Following him on Twitter: @bobcesca_go

2 responses to The AP’s Bombshell Hillary Clinton Email Story Fails To Prove Existence Of ‘Homebrew’ Server

  1. Pilotshark March 5th, 2015 at 08:39

    in the words of Emily Litella>>>>> “Never mind!”

  2. Dwendt44 March 5th, 2015 at 11:30

    Article written by a FakeNews alum I’m sure. Anything to smear Hilary.

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