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CBS Justice Correspondent Leaving Network: ‘I Look Forward to some Independence’

Scott MacFarlane leaves CBS News after five years to pursue independent projects, having covered major events including 1,600 federal Jan. 6 prosecutions, he said.

  • Scott MacFarlane, who worked at CBS News since 2021, has announced his exit from the network, stating he is looking forward to some independence.
  • Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison appointed The Free Press co-founder Bari Weiss as CBS News editor-in-chief in October after the merger.
  • Some have criticized Weiss and Ellison for trying to appease the Trump administration and moving CBS News into a more MAGA-friendly network.
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The Columbian broke the news in Vancouver, United States on Monday, March 9, 2026.
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