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 Drudge homepage, 2017 | |
Type of site | News site, blogging |
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| Available in | English |
| Owner | Matt Drudge[1] |
| Created by | Matt Drudge |
| Editor | Matt Drudge, Charles Hurt[2] |
| URL | drudgereport |
| Advertising | Yes |
| Registration | No |
| Launched | 1995 Hollywood, California, United States[3] |
| Current status | Active |
The Drudge Report (stylized in all caps as DRUDGE REPORT) is a U.S.-based news aggregation website founded by Matt Drudge,[4] and run with the help of Charles Hurt[2] and Daniel Halper.[5] The site prior to the 2020 US presidential election was generally regarded as a conservative[6][7][8] publication, but its ownership and political leanings have been questioned following business model changes in mid-to-late 2019.[9] The site consists mainly of links to news stories from other outlets about politics, entertainment, and current events; it also has links to many columnists.
The Drudge Report originated in 1995 as a weekly subscriber-based email dispatch.[3] It was the first news source to break the Clinton–Lewinsky scandal to the public, after Newsweek decided to "kill the story".[10]
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maybesoldwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b Calderone, Michael (May 12, 2011). "Matt Drudge Hires Washington Times Columnist Charles Hurt". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 13, 2011.
- ^ a b Jason M Shepard (2008). "Drudge Report". Encyclopedia of American Journalism. Taylor & Francis. pp. 146–7. ISBN 978-0-415-96950-5.
- ^ *MacAskill, Ewen (October 3, 2012). "Conservative media release old video of Obama in so-called 'explosive' exclusive". The Guardian. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
- Deruy, Emily (October 18, 2012). "Why This 'Obama Phone' Ad Is Misleading". ABC News. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
- Rutenberg, Jim; Carter, Bill (November 7, 2001). "A Nation Challenged: The Media; Network Coverage a Target of Fire From Conservatives". The New York Times. Retrieved April 21, 2009.
- ^ Gold, Hadas. "Daniel Halper joins Drudge Report". Politico.
- ^ Oliver Darcy (April 18, 2020). "Conservative news mogul Matt Drudge fires back at Trump, says his web traffic is at record levels". CNN. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
- ^ Man, Anthony (January 2, 2020). "Has Drudge Report lost its clout in the Trump camp?". sun-sentinel.com. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
- ^ "PolitiFact | Drudge Report". www.politifact.com. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
- ^ For an explanation regarding the question of Drudge Report's political leaning, see:
- "The Drudge Report Just Made A Huge Change To How It Makes Money". BuzzFeed News. August 15, 2019. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
- "Et tu, Drudge? Alarm grows on right over site's anti-Trump pivot". The Washington Times. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
- Suebsaeng, Asawin (November 23, 2019). "Trump Privately Frets 'What's Going on With Drudge?' During Impeachment, Asks Jared Kushner to 'Look Into It'". Retrieved January 13, 2020.
- Man, Anthony (January 2, 2020). "Has Drudge Report lost its clout in the Trump camp?". sun-sentinel.com. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
- ^ "Scandalous scoop breaks online". BBC News. January 25, 1998. Retrieved June 23, 2007.