The Ticker: Barz, Jansing, Jostad…

> GMA correspondent Mike Barz “never did a weathercast before last week,” but insiders say “ABC suits are impressed” with his fill-in duties, FTV says…

> During coverage of a dam break in Missouri this morning, “CNN tapped the audio of a phone call that MSNBC was using as a interview about the dam break with Chris Jansing. They cut out before Chris asked another question on MS,” an e-mailer says…

> Bill O’Reilly will air an exclusive interview with Donald Rumsfeld on the Factor Thursday night…

> Nancy Grace editorial producer Ellie Jostad is marrying Steven Cloud, “a self-deprecating cartoonist with an impish grin and a loyal, nerdish fan base,” and the Observer has the love story.

> Anderson Cooper in Iraq: “Every soldier I talked to today said the media hasn’t done a good job of telling the full story from Iraq. It’s a complaint I’ve heard before, and certainly understand.” Then fix it!