I've heard many people say this, but it's not that simple. By putting a face to the story, he made the story more appealing to mainstream media and interesting

I've heard many people say this, but it's not that simple. By putting a face to the story, he made the story more appealing to mainstream media and interesting to the average citizen. Yes, his stepping forward diluted the dialogue a bit -- but it also increased the exposure of the dialogue immeasurably.