Howard Kurtz : Journalists happy Petraeus affair knocked `` fiscal cliff '' off front page . Kurtz : Media quick to report salacious details that proved to be not so dramatic . Watch : People eat story up because it involves a well-respected general , he says . TL;DR The White House is trying to get the public on board with its plan for tax cuts. Media has jumped the shark beyond the story 's newsworthiness .
Howard Kurtz : Journalists happy Petraeus affair knocked `` fiscal cliff '' off front page . Kurtz : Media quick to report salacious details that proved to be not so dramatic . People eat story up because it involves a well-respected general , he says . TL;DR The White House is trying to get the public on board with its plan for tax cuts. Media has jumped the shark beyond the story 's newsworthiness .