The new issue of Wired carries all these How-To tips, including a whole section for the workplace. One of them is "How To: Get Fired," and it advises: "If you're a big shot, ask to issue a joint press release about your decision to leave. And in your next job, negotiate severance terms up front as part of your employment agreement."

Perhaps Paula Zahn reads Wired? Because in the news that just came out of CNN, it was she who resigned from the company, effective Aug. 2, and not CNN who got rid of her. TVNewser has the deets, including her farewell letter. But if you're recall, we've been waiting for this day for months.