ratings. he had the worst ratings on fox, so there s a reason. why is shepard smith leaving? well, i wish him well. i wish i wish shepard smith well. brian, you have been doing a lot of reporting on this. what s the real reason? there was a report last week that there were tensions between shepard smith and tucker carlson and the network reportedly siding with tucker. but then they they re saying no. they re pushing back on that. yeah, this was not about low ratings but it was about the tensions with tucker carlson and other figures at fox. shepard smith simply couldn t take it anymore. he felt squeezed by these opinion hosts who were spewing propaganda at other hours of the day. he viewed his show as a counterweight trying to get the facts out there. it just became too much over time. this is a real loss for fox, fox staffers, the journalists there who are bleing up my phone because they re devastated by this. they re troubled by the loss of
why is shepard smith leaving? well, i wish him well. i wish i wish shepard smith well. brian, you have been doing a lot of reporting on this. what s the real reason? there was a report last week that there were tensions between shepard smith and tucker carlson and the network reportedly siding with tucker. but then they they re saying no. they re pushing back on that. yeah, this was not about low ratings but it was about the tensions with tucker carlson and other figures at fox. shepard smith simply couldn t take it anymore. he felt squeezed by these opinion hosts who were spewing propaganda at other hours of the day. he viewed his show as a counterweight trying to get the facts out there. it just became too much over time. this is a real loss for fox, fox staffers, the journalists there who are blowing up my phone because they re devastated by this. they re troubled by the loss of one of the true news anchors at the network. i think it s a sign of our
pleasure. even in our currently polarized nation, it is my hope that the facts will win the day. that the truth will always matter. that journalism and journalists will thrive. the distinction between people who have a lot of opinions to share with you and journalists who report the news, shep smith was a journalist, well-known for using fact-checking on the u.s. president, calling him out when he was wrong. it caused conflict with fox commentators and the opinion hosts. sometimes the u.s. president himself. shepard smith was a fox lifer. he joined that network when it started in 1996. sources tell cnn the recent conflict between the news division and its late-night opinion hosts and shows drove shep smith out the door. we re following the situation on the u.s. west coast where wildfires are scorching north los angeles. many people had no time to think, only time to run.
shepard smith, fox news new york. the next show rolled. it was a stunning moment. brian stelter is out front. what are you learning about why now and why in a stunningly surprising way? he is one of the only news anchors left on fox. he left because he couldn t take it anymore. he was appalled by some of the opinion hosts comments. he felt he had been marginalized. there wasn t room for him anymore. it s a sign of what s happening to our country. there isn t room for truth telling on a channel like fox. he presents facts about president trump. often the facts that others leave out. i have been working on a book about fox. sources love shep smith. they say he was there trying to tell the truth in an environment where almost nobody else was. now he couldn t take it anymore. nobody expected it. here is what happened when he said, i m shep smith, fox news, new york. here is what happened. whoa.
that s the opinion side of the newspaper, so to speak. tucker, or sean hannity or laura ingraham. those are opinion hosts and that s fine becauses because the newspaper has the opinion side and news side. cnn, anderson cooper, chris cuomo all listed as anchors therefore news programs. last night none of those programs broached even for a second the news around andy mccabe. and then if you even go on to their website or on their twitter feed, they have a headline that says that mccabe is going may be under indictment. yet, they don t mention until seven paragraphs down in the story that oh yeah, by the way, he happens to be an employee at this network. the bias of omission and that s the most insidious bias you can have.e brian: recommended him for criminal indictment. four times he lied, according to the inspector general.l. one time under oath and one time on tape answered still got the job.b. so, believe me, if he gets exonerated and they don t press charges that will be