Shepard Smith used his first public appearance since abruptly resigning from Fox News for the benefit of a cause that's long been close to his heart
"A free press is the underpinning of a democracy, and it cannot be taken for granted," the news anchor told the audience at the Committee to Protect Journalism's International Press Freedom Awards.
Smith, paying tribute to the night's honorees, said: "If there's one theme that emerges from CPJ's work over the past few years, it's that nations are becoming far less tolerant of an independent press. Sure, journalists continue to be murdered or thrown in prison when they speak out, but governments have learned other, less crude tactics to censor and stifle our work."
Before heading into the ballroom at the Grand Hyatt in Manhattan, Smith was spotted taking a smiling photo with his former producer, Fox News president Jay Wallace, along with two others.
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