The final episode of “Reliable Sources” hammers down on what detractors claim caused show to be canceled, but Brian Stelter is unfazed.

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NEW Fox News articles can now be heard on audio! Brian Stelter finished his tenure as “Reliable Sources” host by sticking to the show’s tried-and-true format, which detractors claim was the reason Chris Licht, the new CNN president, decided to stop the program.

Stelter was reportedly one of the CNN celebrities who, in the view of conservatives, “became the face of the network’s liberal turn” early this summer.
But Stelter remained stoic in his final speech.

“I’m aware that I didn’t always have the proper questions or all the answers. What I do know is as follows. I am aware that advocating for morality, democracy, and dialogue is nonpartisan “On Sunday, Stelter informed CNN viewers. “Standing up to demagogues is not partisan. Both necessary and patriotic, it. We must watch out that we don’t give people who are lying to our faces a voice. But we must also be careful to convey the complete range of viewpoints as well as what is happening in this nation and around the world.”

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However, Stelter’s final “Reliable Sources” did not represent the “whole spectrum of discourse” since the guests on the show were primarily liberal Trump detractors who continued to criticize the former president without any opposition from conservatives or moderates.

Trump was referred to as a “criminal” and a “serial liar” by veteran journalist and CNN political analyst Carl Bernstein, who famously said every incident of the Trump presidency was “worse than Watergate.” Bernstein also raised the alarm about the “authoritarianism” he brought against democracy and encouraged on a state level.

Trump’s constant accusations that the media is “the enemy of the people,” according to The Atlantic’s chief editor Jeffrey Goldberg, led him to be compared to an authoritarian. Later, he defended the way his publication had described Trump’s comments, labeling them “lies” and branding him a “racist.”

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Trump was criticized by NPR TV critic Eric Deggans for “blaming” immigrants for America’s problems and contesting the results of the 2020 election. In addition, he cautioned CNN against future “false equivalence,” saying it was inappropriate to contrast the “extremism” of Republicans with the “normal dysfunction” of Democrats.

Other anti-Trump opponents invited to the program include White House columnist Brian Karem, one of the extremely antagonistic reporters covering the Trump administration, and CNN analyst David Zurawik, who earlier this year declared that Trump had “opened the gates of Hell.”

The coverage of “Reliable Sources” and CNN as a whole was mostly glossed over in the final broadcast.

When noting how uncommon it is for a “good editor or a good news institution to turn down a good story,” Bernstein argued in favor of outgoing CNN president Jeff Zucker and Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav, stating both have been “dedicated to understanding what good journalism is.” However, according to audiotapes obtained by Project Veritas, Zucker was discovered fabricating the Hunter Biden laptop claim during the 2020 presidential election.

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A panel discussion that briefly questioned whether Warner Bros. Discovery board member John Malone, a prominent opponent of CNN’s ideological evolution, had anything to do with CNN sacking Stelter, was the only significant discussion of why “Reliable Sources” was canceled. Claire Atkinson, an insider media correspondent, recognized Malone’s desire to move CNN “back to the center” rather than simply compete with MSNBC for lefty audiences.

Stelter praised how his show “punched above its weight” and was one of CNN’s “highest-rated weekend shows” in his opening remarks, but he failed to mention that “Reliable Sources” has lost a significant portion of its audience since Trump left office and that its audience is less than half that of Fox News’ “MediaBuzz” in the same time slot.

Stelter, who has been the program’s host since 2013, then brought attention to remarks made by former CNN CEO Tom Johnson in response to the show’s cancellation. According to Johnson, “Reliable Sources” was started 30 years ago because Ted Turner, the founder of CNN, and other network executives “felt very deeply that media organizations have a responsibility to report and to evaluate the journalism profession itself,” so they decided to keep it on the air.

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Stelter explained to viewers that the program’s original hosts, Bernard Kalb and Rick Davis, had stated that it was intended to provide a critical lens on the media.

However, Stelter has earned a reputation among his detractors as the “hall monitor” of the media for his unwavering support of his leftist colleagues in the business. Stelter defended the media’s collective denial of the Hunter Biden laptop story earlier this year by asserting that the opponents don’t understand “how newsrooms work.”

Brian Stelter was fired by new CNN boss Chris Licht and his program "Reliable Sources" was canceled.

Additionally, Stelter routinely avoided mentioning controversies that portrayed the media in a negative light. In 2019, he omitted ABC News’ spiking of the Jeffrey Epstein scandal it had a scoop on from the year’s “top media stories.” Last year, he ignored at least 20 major media stories on “Reliable Sources” including Meghan McCain’s dramatic exit from “The View” and how a judge banned MSNBC was from the Kyle Rittenhouse trial after police caught a freelance NBC News producer following the jury bus.

Before concluding his final moments on CNN, Stelter thanked his team, his family, Jeff Zucker for hiring him and even Chris Licht, the man who ultimately fired him, for “letting us say goodbye.” Stelter went on to say that he will continue to “root” for CNN in the future.