David Elkin Blogging Inc

On to the much alluded to the Drudge Report, much alluded to by me in earlier posts. Ranked at 11 in the Observers Top 50 most influential blogs, the report is perhaps the most controversial site dealing with the world of politics.

And why is this? Well, the site broke into the world of mainstream news when it broke the infamous Clinton-Lewinsky story in the mid-nineties. Recently it has been in the news after breaking the Prince Harry in Afghanistan ’scoop’. 

The site itself, from a design perspective, is probably one of the worst I have come across. The internet, in some peoples mind, does allow some scope for less than a professional approach to the design and navigation aspect of a website. But it is still news. And must be treated accordingly. The mere fact that the Report is basically just a links page to other news sites does not mean it should look like this. 

If you enjoy factual evidence and journalistic integrity in your news- don’t visit this site. If, like me, you feel the “exclamation point” should be left out of a news headline then don’t visit this site (I always felt that the exclamation point is an unnecessary addition to many people’s written sentences with particualar reference to them making a “funny”- the inevitable consequence being that it is, indeed, not funny.)

So, after finding out that the site is a mere gateway to other stories, the Drudge Report is a fine example of a site gaining popularity from a singular event, and thriving off the recognition with a lack of content and analysis to warrant such interest. Perhaps I may be too critical of the site in general, but it is hard to understand why the site remains so prominent (well, of course I understand why the site is so popular, but perhaps am not too happy about it.) So go check it out for yourself, don’t take my cynical word as your raison d’etre for internet blogging- I am merely one man, and can only do so much (well, twelve blogs to be precise.)