Almost nobody knows and those who do not say a word. The Fix has an interesting post up about this living blogging legend. Quote:

Drudge hasn’t made a public appearance since he showed up with Democratic consultant Tracy Sefl at former Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton’s (N.Y.) concession speech in June and suggests that Drudge’s lack of visibility came at the recommendation of none other than conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh.

Limbaugh called that report “not accurate” in an email exchange with the Fix. “I never advised such things.” Limbaugh added, however, that is was fair to describe him and Drudge as personal friends.

Sherman’s keenest insight into Drudge (and his appeal) comes when he writes: “Matt Drudge owes his power in part to the air of mystery that surrounds him.”

That mystery is critical to understanding the appeal and power of Drudge in the world of political journalism. Drudge’s process of picking stories remains unknown to almost everyone and guessing why he chose what he did has reached pa

I would venture to say that Drudge is not the only one who knows how to find important news items, link to them, and create a major controversy. Andrew Breitbart was a business associate of Drudge for years, and became one of the most successful members of the blogosphere thanks to the training he received from his ‘boss’ (Andrew once called himself “Drudge’s bitch” if I am not mistaken). In fact, I saw Breitbart work his magic myself, last year in Azerbaijan. He was extremely focused, had opened I don’t know how many windows at the same time, constantly scrolling for ‘big news.’ When he found something to his liking he put it up, and the website he linked to instantly got hundreds of thousands of extra hits.

Although Andrew was kind enough to give me some tips, he did not say much about Drudge. Not earth shattering surprising stuff, at least. The message was clear: Drudge does not like publicity very much. He finds ‘the news,’ links to it and tries to do some original reporting every now and then. That is all he does – publicly, at least.

It is a fascinating man, with a fascinating career, and an unrivalled media influece.

Now let me shoot Andrew an email to ask him some more tips (and yes, they worked).