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Jeremy Barr on Career · ViralLoop

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Jeremy Barr@jeremymbarr

CBS News correspondent Scott MacFarlane is leaving the network, he announces in an email to colleagues. He says it was his decision. "For the next phase of my career, I look forward to some independence and finding new spaces to share my work in line with my personal goals.

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Structure: Hook → Landing
Style: Conversational paragraphs at a steady pace.
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