peter hamby writes with instagram and iphones and a journalistic reward structure in washington thatften prizes speed and scoops over context, campaigns are increasingly fearful of the reporters who cover them. any perceived gaffe can become a full-blown narrative in a matter of hours, if not minutes, thanks to the velocity of the twitter and national reporters. so does that make campaign coverage even more superficial and silly? joining me is peter hambycnn digital and kevin madden, political and adviser spokesman for the romney 2012 campaign. peter, i've got to read those words again. a journalistic that prizes over context. so what's new? >> right. the obsession with political process among political reporters is as old as time itself. when i set out to write this study, i had read all of the great books about past campaigns. i had covered the 2008 campaign on the plane, on the bus with hillary clinton and john mccain and sarah palin and then when 2012 came around, i noticed that there was no real value other than logistical purposes of being on the plane editorially. so i set out

cnn's peter hamby asking, did twitter kill the boys on the bus? corps and a journalistic reward structure in washington that often prizes speed and scoops over context campaigns are increasingly fearful of reporters and candidates and their aides, wary of young reporters and private conversation finding their way into the digital space are fencing themselves off from reporters. mitt romney spent three minutes answering questions from reporter last year in the middle east but they had little to report. the tension between media and romney campaign boiled over in this expletive-laced exchange. >> governor romney, do you have a statement about the palestinian? >> what about your gas? >> do you feel your gaffes have overshadow the the foreign trip? >> show some respect. show some respect. >> we haven't had another chance to ask him questions. >> [ bleep ] this is a sight for the holy people. show some respect. >> here to discuss this veterans of of the campaign train. kasie hunt who covered mitt romney for associated press, and dave weigel, and jane h