Scott MacFarlane has announced his next endeavor following his departure from CBS News earlier this month. He’s joining The MediasTouch Network.
Scott MacFarlane originally joined CBS News in 2021. He has covered both Congress and the Justice Department during his tenure with the network.
Following his exit, MacFarlane had teased a new home for his work.
On Monday morning, he revealed he is joining The MeidasTouch Network. In a post on social media, he announced the move and shared his excitement for the opportunity.
“Some news to share, and it’s good news,” MacFarlan began. “I have a new platform for my independent, unfiltered reporting. Effective immediately, I’m Chief Washington correspondent for The MeidasTouch Network. And beginning in about two or three weeks, I’ll begin as anchor of a daily program called Scott McFarlane Reports. The MeidasTouch and I share the same North Star of communicating, that when you have news to break or something important to explain, just get to it. Straight to the point. As soon as you open the camera and open the microphone, simply, declaratively, and conversationally explain what’s happening. Explain what it means. Put aside the production theater and the useless bells and whistles. Just get to it.”
“I’m not an opinionist. I’m not an editorialist. And I’m far from a politician. I’m an enterprise reporter, and have been for a quarter of a century,” said MacFarlane. “What I’ll do is bring this enterprise reporting to all the components of The MeidasTouch Network, all the contributors of The MeidasTouch Network … This is such a critical moment. It’s important we underscore how significant this moment is, this moment of unique political toxicity and unique political danger. MeidasTouch and I have long shared this same philosophy: you don’t platform lies, you don’t platform conspiracy theories, and you don’t allow for the whitewashing of history. We’ll do that together, and you and I will do that together.”
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