Drudge Report Slammed as ‘Recklessly Hyping’ Cliven Bundy Standoff by Liberal Organization

Drudge Report has been criticized by a liberal blog over the portrayal of the standoff between Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy and federal authorities. Drudge Report, a conservative news website that links to stories, promoted a story about the standoff by proclaiming that “heavily-armed feds surround Nevada ranch.” The story was featured prominently in the top part of the website, an area that can drive millions of pageviews to stories. However, the way the website portrayed the story was not well-taken by Media Matters, a liberal blog that often criticizes Fox News and other conservative outlets, as well as conservative elected officials and other conservatives. The blog asserts that Drudge Report is “recklessly promoting” the conflict between Bundy and the federal officials. he post by Media Matters highlights the difference in how conservative and liberal media outlets have been covering the dispute. Some liberal outlets have downplayed any concerns about government overreach and labeled Bundy as a terrorist (Media Matters calls him a “scofflaw Nevada rancher”). Conservative outlets and some others have been publicizing Bundy’s views and say that the use of force in the situation was unwarranted...more