How the Drudge Report, With Its Condoleezza Rice ‘Scoop,’ Again Rules the Media

WAGGING THE DOG

Why the press is held captive by the conservative blogger’s thinly sourced gossip.

Published Jul. 15 2012 4:45AM EDT

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The headline screamed across the homepage of the Drudge Report: ROMNEY NARROWS VP CHOICES; CONDI EMERGES AS FRONTRUNNER.

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Matt Drudge—the shadowy, fedora-wearing Internet gossip machine who has boasted from day one that he is a conservative—crowed that his sources revealed former secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is at the top of...

Lauren Ashburn

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How the Drudge Report, With Its Condoleezza Rice ‘Scoop,’ Again Rules the Media

Why the press is held captive by the conservative blogger’s thinly sourced gossip.

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Lauren Ashburn