Oh, give it up. Journalists aren't more important. They're just more famous.
When something dramatic happens to someone well-known, whether in a war zone or a city street (which can be one and the same), it's news. Especially if not much else is going on.
Which also explains how Sheehan got coverage in August, during the summer recess, and was promptly erased from the tube when Katrina hit. Or how Chandra Levy -- remember her? -- was everywhere till 911, then basically forgotten.
Sunday was a slow news day, and a network anchorman is well-known. That's it.
Let's get on with things that matter.
I didn't (and still don't) know him...or any other run-of-the-news-mill reporter.