More than 1,000 journalists flocked to Iowa to cover last week's caucuses. But when the nation's television viewers sat back to watch the results, they found themselves, as usual, in the company of an elite few. Flipping through the channels, one could find Dan interviewing Bob Dole, Tom tangling with Pat Robertson, Peter and David congratulating Democratic Victor Dick Gephardt, and Bernie earnestly questioning Mike Dukakis.
Bernie? Yes, Bernie, as in Bernard Shaw, the Cable News Network's principal Washington anchor and the newest member of TV news's most exclusive fraternity. Although hardly a new face (at 47, he has logged 24...
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