You are so right -- everything has to be staged, and he is the center of attention!
There was a column in one of our newspapers about these war correspondents running the risk of becoming Doonesbury characters. One incident was mentioned --- David Bloom reporting live from atop a vehicle racing across the desert, with his cameraman taping from a vehicle behind him. He authr of the article said "Steven Spielberg would have been proud to stage a shot like that."
Give me Leventhal. When he is stressed, you can see it. When he is rested you can see it. What you see is what you get -- just plain reporting speaks for itself. My respect for him grows.
MSNBC just reported on Geraldo being removed. Perhaps they want to even the embarrassment they are feeling about Baghdad Pete? I still hven't seen it on Fox ---yet.