First on TVNewser: Carol Lin is leaving CNN after her last broadcast on Dec. 31. At an internal meeting today, Jon Klein “praised her work as an anchor and journalist and wished her all the best as she pursues other opportunities,” a tipster says…

> Update: 1:59pm: “Lin will be most remembered as the first anchor to break the news of the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001,” Wikipedia notes…

> Update: 2:01pm: An e-mailer writes: “And I was just thinking last night while watching her coverage of the Mt. Hood story how lucky CNN was to have Carol Lin and how I’m surprised that she doesn’t have a more prominent role.”

> Update: 2:39pm: “Newsroom buzz is that five years on weekends is plenty. She’s moving on developing a book and TV project,” a tipster says…