And his "explanation" was not better:

"Howard Kurtz: I meant that if a network wants to be a cheerleader for the administration -- and I'm not saying Fox is -- it has that right under the First Amendment. I did not mean to endorse the "misinformation" part, since I spend my career trying to hold news organizations accountable for misinformation. Not the most artfully put thing I've ever said. My larger point was simply that whether you agree with a network or not -- and there are some folks who don't agree with NBC, ABC or CBS -- it has the right to offer its take on the news. And is of course subject to criticism for bias and mistakes."

Do most people have any idea what bias and news criticism is? I don't think many schools, including universities, have been teaching about that for several decades. I think the people who understand bias gain that knowledge at home or through their own efforts in researching.