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Drudge Loses Juice as Media Swing Left

Tough competition drives Fleet Street-style sensationalism, bias

Financial Times (UK) Financial Times (UK) Oct 30, 08 9:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Ashley Todd hoax was as good a symbol as any of the decline of the Drudge Report, writes John Gapper in the Financial Times . Liberal blogs, cable TV, and, indeed, newspapers themselves have invaded and occupied Matt Drudge’s sensationalist niche. Tough competition and falling circulation are “pushing newspapers back to a scrappier, more plain-spoken and partisan ‘yellow press’ past.” More »

More about:  journalism • cable TV • media bias • newspapers • Drudge Report • Matt Drudge

ANALYSIS

McCain to Air Rebuttal Ad, Could Leak VP Choice Tonight

GOP goal is to distract from Obama speech

Politico Politico Aug 28, 08 12:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain has a top-secret ad scheduled to run during or just after Barack Obama’s acceptance speech in battleground states—and the campaign could leak news of the Republican’s running mate even earlier, Mike Allen writes on Politico. Little is known about the ad, save that McCain will address Obama personally, speaking directly into the camera. More »

 Clinton Hit List Is
 Talk of the Beltway 

Wounds not healing quickly

New York Times New York Times Jun 11, 08 12:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Wounds from Election 2008 aren’t quickly being papered over in Clintonland, the New York Times reports in a speculative piece about who is likely to be on the former first couple's enemies list. How deep will animosity toward Obama boosters Bill Richardson, Jim Clyburn, and Claire McCaskill run? Use of words like “ingrate,” “traitor,” and “enemy” by Clinton associates may not tell the whole tale, but Hillary ’08 chairman does say, “You have to keep track of this.” More »

ANALYSIS

In '08, Drudge Coming More Out of Left Field

Tone-setting blogger stuns GOP by taking
a shine to Obama

Politico Politico Jun 2, 08 1:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - The powerhouse news-aggregating Drudge Report is surprising its loyal fan base by straying from typically conservative output, Politico observes. Editor Matt Drudge had gained the affection of Republicans and ire of Democrats through previous election cycles, but this time the reclusive blogger has displayed a certain fondness for Barack Obama, while damaging Hillary Clinton and John McCain's presidential bids. More »

More about:  Barack Obama • Election 2008 • John McCain • presidential campaign • campaign • Drudge Report • Matt Drudge

OPINION

Prince Harry Should Have Stayed

Christopher Hitchens asks what threat he posed others

Slate Slate Mar 12, 08 9:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - When Matt Drudge revealed to the world Prince Harry was in Afghanistan, there he should have stayed, writes Christopher Hitchens for Slate. It's "piffle" to think that his royal highness was a "bullet magnet" in Helmand province, already one of the most dangerous places on Earth for any Western soldier. Even if the jihadists wanted to, Hitchens reasons, they couldn't "bring extra firepower to bear." More »

Brits Probe Soldier Who Tried to Sell Harry Pics

Comrade defied media ban, says Guardian

Guardian (UK) Guardian (UK) Mar 9, 08 10:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - The British military is investigating a soldier who defied military orders and tried to sell "extraordinary" pictures of Prince Harry’s secret Afghanistan deployment to the media, the Guardian reports. In the pictures, Harry witnesses the beheading of a live goat during Christmas celebrations and films the event on his cell phone. More »

More about:  Great Britain • Afghanistan • Prince Harry • Drudge Report • Matt Drudge • The Sun

We Were Hunting Harry: Taliban

Militants after 'important chicken'

Newsweek Newsweek Mar 3, 08 5:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Taliban militants knew Britain's Prince Harry was deployed with his infantry unit in Afghanistan and were plotting to kidnap or kill him, one of their leaders tells Newsweek . Deputy Taliban commander Mullah Abdul Karim claims he learned of the presence of "an important chicken" as long ago as December, despite attempts by British Army brass to keep the prince's presence a secret. More »

More about:  Afghanistan • Taliban • Prince Harry • Drudge Report • Matt Drudge • Helmand province • Ministry of Defence

McCain Story Spurred Turmoil at Times

Editor pushed for better evidence of affair, irking reporters amid buzz

New Republic New Republic Feb 21, 08 1:40 PM CST
(Newser) - Today’s New York Times bombshell alleging improper ties between John McCain and a lobbyist dropped only after three months of feuding between reporters who thought they’d “nailed” a story and the Gray Lady’s unsatisfied editor, the New Republic reports. One writer quit the paper over the holdup; another staffer begged off covering McCain's campaign because he felt like “a pawn.” More »

More about:  John McCain • New York Times • Vicki Iseman • Matt Drudge • Whitewater • Bill Keller • Strom Thurmond • Bob Bennett

Clinton Loses Right-Wing Media Allies

As senator looks to
her left, conservative bedfellows are bailing

Politico Politico Feb 16, 08 7:51 AM CST
(Newser) - The conservative press, once a surprising ally for Hillary Clinton, is turning out to be about as loyal as the Democratic senator should have expected, Politico writes. Though long reviled by the far-right masses, Clinton once had the carefully cultivated respect of some rightish media players like Rupert Murdoch and Matt Drudge. But now even those unlikely supporters are turning from her. More »

Pragmatic Clinton Cozies Up to Drudge  

Dem frontrunner keeps her friends close, onetime enemy closer

New York Times New York Times Oct 22, 07 11:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Political gossip purveyor Matt Drudge is traditionally a friend to Republicans and an enemy to Clintons, but the media-savvy Democratic frontrunner has found a way into the good graces of the unpredictable man who made his name peddling Lewinsky scoops. The Times looks at a coup that reflects Drudge's considerable sway in shaping political campaigns. More »

More about:  Hillary Clinton • Mitt Romney • Drudge Report • Matt Drudge • Monica Lewinsky

Why the Whims of Matt Drudge Move the Media

And why the 'idiot
with a modem' now lives in a $1M condo

Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Aug 4, 07 5:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Every day journalists in newsrooms across the country hope, pray and scheme to enhance the chances that one man will notice their breaking news. That man, Matt Drudge, controls Internet traffic so vast that a mention drives hundreds of thousands of readers to a single story. The same MSM types who decried his conservative bias and inaccurate stories in the late '90s now compete for his attention, the LA Times reports. More »

More about:  Internet • media • journalism • news • wealth • Matt Drudge

Drudge Reports, Candidates Cower

Salon explores the web-based underbelly of the '08 campaign

Salon Salon May 14, 07 7:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - What do a $400 haircut, a hawkish rendition of a Beach Boys tune, and a decade-old donation to Planned Parenthood have in common? They're all results of an "opposition research game" that's pitting presidential campaign teams against each other in a contest to leak dirt to blogs and news sites as the '08 race waxes viral. More »

More about:  Election 2008 • Internet • presidential campaign • blog • blogosphere • Drudge Report • Matt Drudge

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