Drudge Report

Drudge Report
	Drudge homepage, 2017
Type of site	News site, blogging
Available in	English
Owner	Matt Drudge
Created by	Matt Drudge
Editor	Matt Drudge, Charles Hurt
URL	drudgereport.com
Advertising	Yes
Registration	No
Launched	1995; Hollywood, California, United States
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 was generally regarded as a conservative^[6]^[7]^[8] publication, though 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]

^ Cite error: The named reference maybesold was 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.
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*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.

[maybesold-1] Cite error: The named reference maybesold was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[huffpo512-2] Calderone, Michael (May 12, 2011). "Matt Drudge Hires Washington Times Columnist Charles Hurt". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 13, 2011.

[EoAJ-3] Jason M Shepard (2008). "Drudge Report". Encyclopedia of American Journalism. Taylor & Francis. pp. 146–7. ISBN 978-0-415-96950-5.

[4] *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.

[5] Deruy, Emily (October 18, 2012). "Why This 'Obama Phone' Ad Is Misleading". ABC News. Retrieved July 4, 2016.

[6] 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.

[5] Gold, Hadas. "Daniel Halper joins Drudge Report". Politico.

[6] 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.

[7] Man, Anthony (January 2, 2020). "Has Drudge Report lost its clout in the Trump camp?". sun-sentinel.com. Retrieved August 9, 2020.

[8] "PolitiFact | Drudge Report". www.politifact.com. Retrieved August 9, 2020.

[9] 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.

[12] "The Drudge Report Just Made A Huge Change To How It Makes Money". BuzzFeed News. August 15, 2019. Retrieved January 13, 2020.

[13] "Et tu, Drudge? Alarm grows on right over site's anti-Trump pivot". The Washington Times. Retrieved January 13, 2020.

[14] 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.

[15] Man, Anthony (January 2, 2020). "Has Drudge Report lost its clout in the Trump camp?". sun-sentinel.com. Retrieved April 7, 2020.

[scoop-10] "Scandalous scoop breaks online". BBC News. January 25, 1998. Retrieved June 23, 2007.

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