The Ticker: Leaking, PeterDanTom, Sites…

> The CIA firing could cloud the public’s window on government, ABCNews.com says. If sources are less willing to talk, it could “change the way Americans learn what their government doesn’t want them to know…”

> Verne Gay in B&C: “It’s never just ‘Peter’ or ‘Dan’ or ‘Tom,’ but ‘Peter, Dan, and Tom’ — or ‘PeterDanTom,’ if you’re in a hurry. That’s just the way it is, and perhaps the way it will always be. Sorry, guys…”

> Last Wednesday, Katie Couric met with the staff of 60 Minutes, Howard Kurtz reports. “‘I think we wore her out,’ executive producer Jeff Fager says. ‘But she’s so friendly, she had to meet everyone…’”

> Kevin Sites‘ Yahoo! “Hotzone” gets 2 million hits a week, USA Today reports…

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