Reliable Sources Panel: Is Sarah Palin Warming Up To The “Lamestream” Media?

Today on CNN’s Reliable Sources, Howard Kurtz, Katrina Vanden Heuvel, Ramesh Ponnuru and Alex Wagner discussed Sarah Palin’s recent openness in talking to reporters beyond Fox News. They discussed the interviews she has recently given to TIME, the New York Times Magazine, Good Morning America, and Barbara Walters.

Palin has previously been critical of what she calls the “lamestream” media, and refused interviews with media other than Fox — so her recent openness in talking to media is an interesting change for her, which the panelists discussed. Is Palin finally warming up to the media? And is it part of a plan to lay the foundation for a 2012 presidential run?

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