The Drudge Report is a U.S.-based website founded by Matt Drudge in 1995. It is a news aggregation website that consists mainly of links to news stories from other outlets about politics, entertainment, and current events. The site has been generally regarded as a conservative publication, but its ownership and political leanings have been questioned following business model changes in mid-to-late 2019.
The Drudge Report originated as a weekly subscriber-based email dispatch and was the first news source to break the story of the Monica Lewinsky scandal to the public. The site has a staff of editors and writers, including Charles Hurt, who was added to the staff in 2011.
The Drudge Report has been known to break news stories before they hit the mainstream media, and it has been a source of controversy and criticism over the years. In 2009, the AP announced that it would be examining the doctrine used by sites like the Drudge Report to justify the use of AP content without payment.
The Drudge Report has also been the subject of malware warnings, with antivirus company Avast warning in 2010 that advertising on the site carried malware that could infect computers.
You can visit the Drudge Report website at drudgereport.com(drudgereport.com).
