Collier always puts his job first, and it's cost him; he's now divorced. He currently makes the dating circuit, but only to get laid. He has no serious relationships at the moment.
He is always telling himself (and the world at large) that he is NOT a sleazy reporter, that he is only doing what he does now because he is down on his luck since the mistake he made at The Sentinel. Even though he believes it, the truth is, he's becoming that which he despises, even though he cannot see it.