After that , Desjardins joined CNN , where she would work for nine years between 2005 and 2014 . She was CNN Radio 's Congress correspondent , but she occasionally reported for CNN.com and CNN 's news channel as well . When CNN Radio was shut down in June 2013 , she was transferred to CNN 's Washington Bureau , where she worked as a Capitol Hill reporter . She was part of the team that covered the 2008 presidential primaries . CNN received a Peabody Award in 2008 for their coverage . Besides , Desjardins reported on the 2010 Haiti earthquake for CNN Radio , whose coverage was awarded a Sigma Delta Chi Award . During her time at CNN , she wrote a personal finance book together with Rick Emerson called '' Zombie Economics : A Guide to Personal Finance '' . It was published in May 2011 by Avery Publishing . Desjardins chaired the June 2014 annual dinner of the Radio and Television Correspondents ' Association . She left CNN after she was laid off in August 2014 . She posted a video about her departure and time at CNN on her last day on YouTube , which has been viewed over 350,000 times
2010 Haiti earthquake
2010 Haiti earthquake
Lisa Desjardins