" said media expert Howard Kurtz, host of the weekly CNN program "Reliable Sources.

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Last week The Washingotn Post's Howard Kurtz announced his departure from the respected daily to work as the Beast's Washington bureau chief.

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The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Howard Kurtz.

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Howard Kurtz, media writer for the Post and host of CNN's "Reliable Sources, " said a "pall was over the newsroom" as news of her death spread.

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"Richard Ben Cramer transformed a whole generation of political reporters with his sweeping chronicle of the 1988 campaign, " said Howard Kurtz, host of CNN's "Reliable Sources" and Washington bureau chief for The Daily Beast.

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