Drudge Report

Drudge Report
Drudge Report

Able to launch an avalanche of comments and outraged emails with a single link, endowed with the ability to "swiftboat" Democratic presidential campaigns—the Drudge Report remains an iron fortress of aggregation, gossip-mongering, and breaking news with a conservative-libertarian spin. Matt Drudge, who famously broke big with the Monica Lewinsky scandal, has brought a bare-knuckles, no-gossip-is-too-microscopic approach to political coverage...all while fending off rumors about his own life.

In earlier days, Drudge made the media rounds. Now he's become a shadowy figure who prefers to administer street justice away from prying eyes. Others are eager to fill in the vacuum, but he was among the first and earned his place among Time's top influentials. —KC

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