Appearing as MC at the International Press Freedom Awards, Smith also announced he would donate $500,000 to the Committee to Protect Journalists.
Upon his departure announced on air at the end of his show, on October 11, Trump said,"If he's leaving, I assume he's leaving because he had bad ratings." He was also the target of criticism from fellow Fox anchor, Tucker Carlson.Smith, 55, had been with Fox since it started in 1996 but theHe got a standing ovation on Thursday night when he announced he would donate $500,000 to the Committee to Protect Journalists [CPJ]..
"We know that journalists are sometimes wary of being perceived as activists for some cause," he added. "But press freedom is not the preserve of one political group or one political party. It's a value embedded in our very foundational documents. Journalists need to join hands to defend it." Last month, CNN president Jeff Zucker suggested he might hire Smith when his contract allows him to take a new job.
"I think Shep's a great journalist. When he's available, he is somebody who is very talented, and I would be very open to talking to him," he said, according to the
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