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CBS News justice correspondent Scott MacFarlane announced Monday that he is leaving the network.
MacFarlane became the latest CBS News employee to leave amid editor-in-chief Bari Weiss's shakeup of the organization. He wrote a farewell note to his colleagues explaining that it was his decision to leave.
“To my incredible colleagues at CBS: I want to personally let you know that my work will soon no longer appear on CBS News. This is my decision and I thank the bosses at CBS for understanding it,” MacFarlane posted on X.
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CBS News correspondent Scott MacFarlane announced Monday that he is leaving the network. (Michele Crowe/CBS via Getty Images)
“I will always value the opportunity I had to work alongside talented and committed professionals here. I am proud to have had the words 'CBS correspondent' next to my name; I always will be,” MacFarlane continued. “For the next phase of my career, I hope to have some independence and find new spaces to share my work in line with my personal goals. I thank you all. The work will not stop and I will always be a call away.”
CBS News did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
MacFarlane has been with CBS News since 2021 and has won 20 Emmy and Edward R. Murrow Awards, according to his biography page on the network's website. His departure comes weeks after Anderson Cooper stepped away from “60 Minutes” and a trio of producers departed.
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“CBS Mornings” executive producer Shawna Thomas announced Thursday that she would be leaving the show at the end of the month, saying she is “tired.”
Last month, veteran CBS News producer Mary Walsh left the network in dramatic fashion, suggesting that the organization had been told to aim to report on a particular political party. “CBS Evening News” producer Alicia Hastey also resigned, suggesting that “there has been a radical new vision that prioritizes a break with traditional broadcast norms to embrace what has been described as 'heterodox' journalism.”
Weiss, who was hand-picked by CEO David Ellison, was formally named editor-in-chief of CBS News in October after Paramount acquired her outlet, The Free Press.
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Weiss landing the coveted role was met with criticism both internally and externally, with some citing her opinion background and lack of television experience. Others, however, have welcomed the move, noting that CBS News was behind ABC and NBC in most metrics and needed to evolve.
In the months since he took control of CBS News, Weiss has emphasized trust, bluntly telling his staff that “they are not producing a product that enough people want.” She also upset “60 Minutes” staff by delaying a report on El Salvador's infamous CECOT prison, and liberal media outlets accused her of aiding President Donald Trump's administration, though Weiss's supporters insisted she was simply trying to balance the network that has veered leftward in recent years.
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CBS News has also faced layoffs In recent months, parent company Paramount was looking to reduce its workforce after Paramount Global and Skydance merged last year.
