Former CNN host Brian Stelter is joining Vanity Fair to cover the upcoming defamation lawsuit between Fox News and Dominion Voting Systems.
A report from CNN’s Oliver Darcy claims Stelter will write a weekly column about the defamation case for the publication. Additionally, he will host a special version of the popular Inside the Hive podcast centered on the case. Episodes of the Fox on Trial series will publish each Thursday throughout the case.
Stelter was removed from CNN after the hiring of new CEO Chris Licht. The Reliable Sources host was one of the first firings by Licht as he worked to “change the course” of CNN to its more traditional roots as a strictly newsgathering organization.
After his firing, Stelter worked joined Harvard Kennedy School’s Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy as a fellow.
The former CNN host has followed the case with a close eye, and during a recent appearance on The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz, said Dominion is looking “to make this painful” for the cable network.
“Many people believe that Fox has tried to settle, but Dominion doesn’t want to settle,” he said. “They want to go to court because they believe they have a strong case. If I had to guess right now, there would be some settlement because Fox does not want its biggest stars to testify in an open courtroom about all of this.”
Stelter’s work with Vanity Fair will begin this week.
