The news anchor is exactly that - an anchor, a center, a focus.
In real life, events seem much less dramatic.
Women were seldom given quality assignments or adequate air time.
News events cannot be controlled, nor can newscasts be mapped out like entertainment shows.
Many senators have developed a canny sense of what will play best for the audience.
What is the value of sticking a microphone in a man's face right after he has learned of his wife's death?