The Seven-Year Itch: Why I’m Leaving CNN and Joining Poynter

My first day at CNN was June 4, 2007. I was a month out of college and couldn’t believe I’d scored a job at such a well-known news company.

Today, January 16, 2015, is my last day at CNN.

The decision to leave CNN wasn’t an easy one. I spent six out of seven years working with iReport, the network’s citizen journalism platform, where I…