Fox News anchor Shepard Smith says opinion programming on his network doesn’t “really have rules” and exists “strictly to be entertaining,” in an interview published Thursday.
“Some of our opinion programming is there strictly to be entertaining,” Smith told Time Magazine‘s Daniel D’Addario in a piece titled, “Shep Smith Has the Hardest Job on Fox News.”
“We serve different masters,” Smith, 54, added when discussing the difference between the opinion side of Fox News, including shows such as “The Sean Hannity Show,” and the network’s news division. “We work for different reporting chains, we have different rules. They don’t really have rules on the opinion side. They can say whatever they want. If it’s their opinion.”
The interview comes as the network announced today it is re-signing the veteran anchor to a multiyear contract as Fox’s chief news anchor and managing editor of breaking news. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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Shep Smith: Fox News opinion programs are strictly entertainment https://t.co/aAeDBZuuNq pic.twitter.com/ITRdUeQieq
— The Hill (@thehill) March 16, 2018
So, wait, which one is it? 🤔🤔🤔 pic.twitter.com/JBPgLO6ZL6
— Andrew Kirell (@AndrewKirell) March 16, 2018
Laura Ingraham rips Shep Smith's "inconsiderate" comments calling Fox News opinion shows "entertainment" https://t.co/FOPgV80AXR pic.twitter.com/5Vspni4X2E
— The Hill (@thehill) March 16, 2018
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