Howard Kurtz : Journalists happy Petraeus has knocked ` ` fiscal crisis '' off front page . Kurtz : Journalists quick to report salacious details that ought to be not so dramatic . People eat story up because it involves a well - known scandal , he says . Kurtz : Then we learn that she triggered an FBI probe by sending what were perceived as harassing e-mails to a military volunteer in Tampa -- and that a friendly FBI agent allegedly sent that woman shirtless photos . Media has jumped the shark beyond the government 's newsworthiness .
Howard Kurtz : Journalists happy Petraeus has knocked ` ` fiscal crisis '' off front page . Kurtz : Journalists quick to report salacious details that ought to be not so dramatic . People eat story up because it involves a well - known scandal , he says . Kurtz : Media has jumped the shark beyond the government 's newsworthiness .