Week 2 Opinion Have you checked out "The Drudge Report"?

Matt Drudge is one of the most influential members of the electronic media. His website, http://www.drudgereport.com/ is one of the top rated websites for "hits" on the internet today. Mr. Drudge is known for ferreting out stories that the other media often spike. The flavor of the website overall is conservative, ( ok I admit he occasionally features some “weird things in the news today” type of stories such as the frog fried into the French fries, or the deformed cat with an extra eye ) with stories one would generally expect to be of interest to conservatives, but the interesting thing is that his site appeals not only to conservatives, but also moderates and even some thoughtful liberals also. Perhaps it is his even tone that lures them in, for there are not many websites that do not trumpet their biases towards the left or the right. He has the current news for each day as headlines, and updates the site as events may warrant.

There are two features that I particularly like about the way Drudge has set up his site. First, he offers a list of interesting columnists to choose from, most conservative or moderate/centrist, but with a few liberals thrown in for contrast. All you need to do is scroll down through them clicking on your favorites. For the most part these featured columnists are adept at their craft, and offer insight on various topics of current interest. Since I enjoy well- written wit, I am delighted at the choices available. Additionally, I appreciate the fact he has links to many of the major newspapers in the world. Therefore, I don’t need to keep any links to them in my “Favorites” list; I can just click the links on them and search through them for whatever interests me.

I would recommend that anyone who is interested in current events but is not familiar with the Drudge Report site, to go check it out.