![]() My biggest criticism as a then 20-something would have been: There’s no actual journalist. Leading up to the Monica Lewinsky scandal and as an undergraduate journalism student at San Francisco State University, I would have scoffed at the idea. It has since evolved into the dominating news-aggregation website.īut is it journalism? At its outset, I would have said: Heck no. gossip, the Drudge Report made waves as one the big drivers of internet traffic even before Google or Facebook, but caused a sensation when it broke the bombshell Clinton-Monica Lewinsky scandal, posting insider information that Newsweek killed, according to Pew Research Center. Once narrowly focusing on Hollywood and Washington D.C. In a transformative era of journalism, I believe Drudge Report qualifies as journalism in its service to the public, exposing readers to news covered by a range of organizations including those not leaning toward a single bias. A lot has changed since this scrappy newsletter made its splash on a budding, 1995 internet, including my view. Rather, founder Matt Drudge in an address before the National Press Club characterized himself as a “citizen journalist,” a term which implies license to rush to publish stories that mainstream media hesitate to print based on industry best practices. This modern-day news delivery platform dubbed a news aggregator was not initially self-described as journalism. So between the headlines and accompanying images an unfamiliar consumer might conclude this is a newspaper. The website, unexpectedly still rudimentary, tells readers almost everything they need to know about today. At first glance, a reader can quickly discern the state of things around the country by noting a few of the eye-popping headlines- NFL players booed as racial justice stand sparks outrage, Oregon Scorched, and Advantages of Incumbency Crumbling Away for Trump.
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