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FIRST CUTS: CNN to host first N.H. primary debate; Behind the Gawker hack

Here's our list of headlines that should be on your morning media menu:

o Piers Morgan: "Ratings are what matters to me." ()

o A look back at the Gawker hack. ()

o "We need new ways of judging the success of websites," like maybe "unique visitors per month divided by employees," says Awl co-editor Choire Sicha. ()

o ABC and NBC affiliates got footage of the gunman firing on a school board in Florida. ()

o CNN scores the first GOP presidential primary debate in New Hampshire. ()

o Watch the new CBS "Early Show" team on Craig Ferguson. ()