So What. Chris Cillizza

On Tuesday, Brian announced that he was returning to CNN in the role of “Chief Media Analyst.” Of his return, he wrote:

The media industry has matured, CNN has evolved, and I have changed a lot since I signed off two years ago. I loved my old life as the anchor of a Sunday morning show but, to borrow some lingo from my video game blogger days, I finished that level of the game. Time for new levels, new challenges.

On the most basic level, this makes me happy. Brian is a friend and he will make CNN, a place where I still have a ton of friends, better. This is a good thing for journalism.

On a deeper level, I think there are some lessons to be learned from Brian’s arc over the past two years.