Drudge Report is major league as far as # of hits now, but is part of the New Media, not the lying DNC Antique Media.
I introduce all my writing classes to Drudge, the blogs, and Free Republic.
Many people are not up to speed on where to get their news.
Of course, I mention you can get all sides of the issues from the blogs, but the ones I click on are Powerline, Captain's Quarters, Little Green Footballs, Malkin, Instapundit, etc.
Thank you bloggers and Jim Robinson, Ur-Blogger.