Martyn McLaughlin

My name is Martyn McLaughlin, I am an award-winning journalist based in Scotland. I am currently the investigations correspondent and a columnist for The Scotsman, Scotland’s national newspaper, and its sister title, Scotland on Sunday, having previously written for The Herald.

I write mainly about people and institutions in positions of influence, a broad topic that spans money, politics, and business. I have reported extensively on the Trump Organiation and its financing in Scotland, and in light of the 2024 US election results, I will be doing so for the foreseeable future. 

I am a two time winner of Daily Reporter of the Year at the UK Regional Press Awards, a former Headlinemoney awards journalist of the year, and my work has been highly commended and shortlisted by the Wincott Awards, the British Journalism Awards, and Scottish Press Awards.

My reporting has also been cited in multiple US Congress committee investigations, and has been followed up by the likes of the Washington Post, Reuters, The Huffington Post, MSNBC, CNN, Bloomberg, and Rolling Stone.

Over the past few years, I have also worked on a series on broadcast projects. These include Fair Isle: Living on the Edge, an observational documentary series I devised and developed for BBC One Scotland, 

Thanks for visiting the site, and if there is a potential story, tip-off, or issue you think I should look into, please don’t hesitate to email me at mmclaughlin at scotsman dot com. You can also contact me via BlueSky and LinkedIn. I’m also on Twitter, but as of late 2024, won’t be using DMs on the site.