Matthew Lysiak on the Drudge revolution
Utah Politics
English - August 31, 2020 23:00 - 24 minutes - 16.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 52 ratingsPolitics News News Commentary utah politics romney trump news commentary interview ben mcadams burgess owens Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
January 17, 1998 was the day that everything changed for the news business and American politics.
That's the day The Drudge Report broke the blockbuster story that President Bill Clinton had an affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky.
From that point on, Matt Drudge became one of the most influential voices in American politics.
But who is Matt Drudge, and how did he become one of the most powerful, and wealthy, journalists in America? Matthew Lysiak digs into that question and unpacks Drudge’s impact “The Drudge Revolution: The Untold Story of How Talk Radio, Fox News, and a Gift Shop Clerk with an Internet Connection Took Down the Mainstream Media.”
He joins Bryan Schott to discuss Matt Drudge and the indelible mark he left on America.
Links:
Matthew Lysiak on Twitter: @Matthewlysiak
The Drudge Report
The Drudge Revolution: The Untold Story of How Talk Radio, Fox News, and a Gift Shop Clerk with an Internet Connection Took Down the Mainstream Media.
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