Thanks to the folks who liked my idea for a cunningly left-wing version of Drudge. And thanks to those who suggested that I run such an enterprise. Alas, right now I haven't the funds to support what would surely prove to be a full-time effort.
Besides, I can't provide cutting-edge entertainment industry piffle. These days, the only people in "the industry" I ever meet are in advertising. Sometimes I run into low-level workers -- like the construction crew member on the original "Blues Brother" movie who is happy to point out where he was sitting in the last shot. (Remember the end credits?)
Not exactly Brad and Jen material...
At any rate: If you like the idea of a site that offers a mirror to Drudge's nature -- a site designed to speak to the unconverted -- all I can ask is that you pass around the post directly below this one. Eventually, it will reach the eyes of someone in a position to make it happen. A small investment ($25,000 a year?) could provide the Democratic party with a new way to reach new eyes.
As for Salon and Raw Story: Both do great work, but both are full-fledged magazines with staffs and lots of original writing. Neither site loads up super-fast -- especially not Raw Story. I'm talking about a links page with only a small amount of original material. Partisanship would be the seasoning, not the stew.
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It's not a seat-of-your pants operation that you're envisioning.
People love to read gossip, but an incredible amount of high-speed research and fact-checking has to go into the finished product. As in...you wanna get sued?
It takes equipment and contacts...contacts...contacts. I suspect only someone who did it for a living at one time but is out of the game now would be able to handle it. You have to be a good concise writer who has a punchy style, but can deliver the scoop, too. Do it for fun? Nah! Money has to come from somewhere to pay for the very labor-intensive scut work.
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Joy: What you say is true enough. But keep in mind that Drudge's pages is primarily -- and increasingly! -- a links page. Which means that much of the actual work would be done by others.
Drudge was not exactly a well-conencted Hollywood player when he began. And his site was originally a gossip-n-piffle deal.
Democratic celebrities would, however, be encouraged to give interviews to such a site -- just to fetch eyeballs.
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