I'm sure he's a smart guy regardless of whatever happened, but I guess that he's devoting time to analysing the news and the way that it's presented, and that's something that seems quite hard to make time for, and people that like Fox News or Tabloid news like it because it does deliver a preconceived opinion and reaction to the story, not because they're stupid, but because they either don't want to or can't spend time breaking down the news like that. Even more reputable sources put a spin on things that reflects their own agenda. The only surefire thing is to check multiple sources, which is a lot easier with the advent of online news and blanket youtube coverage, but who can really be bothered (I can, but that's more to do with me I guess).