CNN Reporter Posts Funny Goodbye Video Amid Mass Buyout Offers (Video)

Capitol Hill correspondent Lisa Desjardins made her exit from the news channel with humor

CNN Radio’s Capitol Hill correspondent Lisa Desjardins brought some humor to the mass buyouts currently underway at the 24-hour news channel and other Turner Network companies.

The reporter shot a video goodbye after accepting her buyout offer from CNN.

“It is not easy to say goodbye and unfortunately we had a lot of goodbyes here lately,” Desjardins, who has worked for the company for nine years, said on the video. “I know a lot of folks are worried about the future and I also know a lot of buyout offers are on the table.”

Also read: 550 Buyouts, Layoffs Imminent at Turner; HLN, CNN Among Cuts (Exclusive)

The video included sharing word clouds from both company e-mails and her personal e-mails regarding layoffs over the past six months, shots of her stealing office supplies and goodbye remarks to associates.

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