To be fair to him, it looks like he spent about five years out there (or covering the MENA region) in the mid-2010s, so he's arguably more of an 'expert' than some...
Barbs? Bit harsh :wink:
Yeah, he might well be, but that doesn't automatically make him bad at his job. My point is that people/journalists such as him are – to a point – a necessary evil when you are representing a brand, business or product.
From what I've seen of Jacobs (essentially his Twitter posts), I'm no fan of him. Like Fab Rom, he appears to be stealing a living on there for effectively stirring shit and taking punts on things that come off.
However, he is – whether you like it or not – just doing his job in this instance...