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Matt Drudge and Monicagate

Matt Drudge and Monicagate. Katy Blair History of Journalism. A Gossip Legend is Born. Born October 27, 1966 Takoma Park, Maryland Only child in Jewish family Father a social worker Mother a lawyer (Clinton White House) Graduated high school 325 th out of 350 students

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Matt Drudge and Monicagate

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  1. Matt Drudge and Monicagate Katy Blair History of Journalism

  2. A Gossip Legend is Born.. • Born October 27, 1966 • Takoma Park, Maryland • Only child in Jewish family • Father a social worker • Mother a lawyer (Clinton White House) • Graduated high school 325th out of 350 students • Loved talk radio, “news junkie”

  3. A Man of Many Jobs • Night counterman at 7/11 • Phone salesman for Time Life books • Manager at McDonald’s • Cashier at CBS station gift shop

  4. Gossip overheard in gift shop Created email newsletter 1995 Started as gossip and opinion on entertainment, went to politics From email newsletter to Website 80,000 viewers daily “Wherever the stink is, we’ll try to zero in on it.” The Drudge Report

  5. Newsweek had story first Michael Isikoff investigates, holds off Email to Drudge (Isikoff?) Story goes straight to Report on Jan 17, 1998 First outlet to release story Monicagate Breaks

  6. Clinton and Lewinsky Exposed • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiIP_KDQmXs

  7. Got the Ball Rolling… • Clinton under heat • Impeachment • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnpGRg-5Q4E

  8. Hailed as a revolutionary media outlet “A breath of fresh, young air.” Lewinsky’s infamous dress Drudge Gets Props

  9. Hosted “Drudge” on Fox News Channel 1998-1999 Sunday night talk show on Premiere Radio Network Drudge Manifesto Gossip Acknowledged

  10. Libel lawsuits, gossip mongering, false scoops Time’s 100 Most Influential in 2006 Criticized, BUT…

  11. Website from Miami home Talk show still on air 10 pm – 1 am Where Gossip Leads

  12. Works Cited A Chronology: Key Moments In The Clinton-Lewinsky Saga. Retrieved on May 6, 2007 from www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1998/resources/lewinsky/timeline/ Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky Scandal. Retrieved on May 6, 2007 from www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnpGRg-5Q4E Clinton, “I did not…” Retrieved on May 6, 2007 from www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiIP_KDQmXs Matt Drudge. Retrieved on May 6, 2007 from www.nndb.com/people/079/000026001/ News Talk Radio 77WABC. Retrieved on May 6, 2007 from www.wabcradio.com/showdj.asp?DJID=1734 Premiere Radio Network: Drudge. Retrieved on May 6, 2007 from www.premiereradio.com/shows/view/drudge.html Who2 Biography. Retrieved on May 6, 2007 from www.answers.com/topic/matt-drudge

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