Shepard Smith makes his first public appearance since Fox News exit, saying he'll donate $500,000 to the Committee to Protect Journalism

The Hollywood Reporter

"A free press is the underpinning of a democracy, and it cannot be taken for granted," the former Fox News anchor said at the Committee to Protect Journalism's annual International Press Freedom Awards dinner Thursday night. "Press freedom is not the preserve of one political group or one political party. It's a value embedded in our very foundational document. Journalists need to join hands to defend it. And I thank every one of you for doing that."