 Nyora kuenderera mberi kweiyi ndima - Muna 2016, Smith akazova mukuru wenyika mutori wenhau weMTV News, akabhadharwa pamwe nevanyori uye vapepeti vanosanganisira Ana Marie Cox, Jessica Hopper, Charles Aaron, Meredith Graves, Doreen St. Félix naIra Madison III sechikamu chekuwedzera kukuru kweMTV News programming. Pakati pezvimwe zvinoratidzwa pamhepo zveMTV, Smith akashanda semubatsiri, naCharlamagne Tha Mwari, Marc Lamont Hill naFranchesca Ramsey, wejoini MTV-BET townhall What Now, zvichitevera mapurisa kupfura kufa kwaAlton Sterling naPhilando Castile uye kupfura kwemapurisa muDallaszvose izvi zvakaitika muvhiki yokutanga yaJuly 2016. PaMTV, Smith akabatawo The Racket, nhepfenyuro yeYouTube nezvematongerwo enyika, kunyanya mushandirapamwe weMutungamiri weUS. Akaonekwawo paMTV News podcast The Stakes, kusanganisira kuitisa chikamu chinorangarira makore makumi maviri nemashanu ekupanduka kweLos Angeles muna 1992. 