Kurtz Talks 'Junkie Journalism' With VandeHarris

WaPo’s and CNN’s “Reliable Sources” host Howard Kurtz sat down with Politico co-founders John Harris and Jim VandeHei on Sunday to discuss what he referred to as “Junkie journalism. Politico’s top editors on their bubbly brew of reporting tastes great, but is it less filling?”

VandeHei addressed the junkie metaphor by referring to 2012 presidential insider reporting as “crack” for their political junkie audience.

Nicknamed VandeHarris, the editors discussed the often used phrase, “Winning the Morning” – most people (particularly TV networks) get news between 5 a.m.

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