{"id":649549,"date":"2013-03-29T10:20:36","date_gmt":"2013-03-29T14:20:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.webpronews.com\/?p=222961"},"modified":"2013-03-29T10:20:36","modified_gmt":"2013-03-29T14:20:36","slug":"matt-lauer-intern-apology-given-over-twitter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/649549","title":{"rendered":"Matt Lauer Intern Apology Given Over Twitter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It has been a tough week for <em>Today Show<\/em> co-host Matt Lauer.  New York Magazine this week published an <a href=\"http:\/\/nymag.com\/news\/features\/today-show-hosts-2013-4\/\">expose<\/a> on the <em>Today Show<\/em>&#8216;s mishandled firing of<a href=\"http:\/\/www.webpronews.com\/nbc-robin-roberts-tweet-from-ann-curry-prevented-2013-03\"> Ann Curry<\/a> and the ratings bomb in the aftermath.  The story also revealed that Lauer <a href=\"http:\/\/www.webpronews.com\/matt-lauer-abc-rumored-to-have-courted-him-for-daytime-show-with-katie-couric-2013-03\">may have been courting ABC<\/a> as a contract negotiation tactic against NBC.<\/p>\n<p>Now that the new details have surfaced, Lauer&#8217;s role in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.webpronews.com\/ann-curry-bids-a-tearful-farewell-to-the-today-show-2012-06\">Curry&#8217;s firing<\/a> and his off-screen personality are once again coming into question.  Lauer isn&#8217;t one to let people go talking behind his back, though.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, former <em>Today Show<\/em> intern Mark Zinni posted a response to a rather pointed question asked of him on Twitter, saying that Lauer was &#8220;not nice&#8221;:<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"> div.twitterditto316489977871626241 { background: #FFFFFF url(http:\/\/a0.twimg.com\/profile_background_images\/408301973\/P1.JPG) no-repeat; padding: 20px; } div.twitterditto316489977871626241 a { color: #001361; } div.twitter-inner-ditto316489977871626241 { background: #fff; padding: 10px 12px 10px 30px; margin: 0; min-height: 48px; color: #000; font-size: 22px !important; font-family: Georgia, \"Times New Roman\", Times, serif; line-height: 30px; -moz-border-radius: 5px; -webkit-border-radius: 5px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto316489977871626241 div.metadata { display: block; width: 100%; clear: both; margin-top: 8px; padding: 12px 0px; height: 55px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto316489977871626241 div.follow-button { float: right; 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text-decoration: none; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; } div.twitter-inner-reply-ditto316461048905490432 div.metadata div.author img { float: left; margin: 0px 7px 0px 0px; } div.twitter-inner-reply-ditto316461048905490432 span.tweet { font-size: 16px; } .dittodownarrow { width: 0; height: 0; border-left: 20px solid transparent; border-right: 20px solid transparent; border-top: 20px solid #EEE; margin: 0 0 0 73px; } <\/style>\n<div class=\"twitterditto-reply316461048905490432\">\n<div class=\"twitter-inner-reply-ditto316461048905490432\">\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"follow-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwsweeney\" class=\"twitter-follow-button\" data-show-count=\"false\"> Follow @dwsweeney <\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"author\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/dwsweeney\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/a0.twimg.com\/profile_images\/1190281247\/darren_pix_normal.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><span class=\"name\"> Darren Sweeney <\/span><br \/><span class=\"at-name\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/dwsweeney\" class=\"at-name\">@dwsweeney<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"tweet\"> &#8220;I was just a young kid with a bright future ahead of me,&#8221; <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/markzinni\">@markzinni<\/a> talking about internship at <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/todayshow\">@todayshow<\/a> and &#8220;not so nice&#8221; <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/MLauer\">@MLauer<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dittodownarrow\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"> div.twitterditto-reply316478298546921473 { background: #EEE no-repeat;*\/ padding: 5px 20px 10px 20px; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border-radius: 10px; } div.twitterditto-reply316478298546921473 a { color: #001361; } div.twitter-inner-reply-ditto316478298546921473 { background: #EEE; padding: 10px 12px 20px 30px; margin: 0; color: #000; font-size: 15px !important; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 20px; -moz-border-radius: 5px; -webkit-border-radius: 5px; } div.twitter-inner-reply-ditto316478298546921473 div.follow-button { float: right; padding: 0 30px 0 0; } div.twitter-inner-reply-ditto316478298546921473 div.metadata { display: block; width: 100%; 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text-decoration: none; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; } div.twitter-inner-reply-ditto316489768215138304 div.metadata div.author img { float: left; margin: 0px 7px 0px 0px; } div.twitter-inner-reply-ditto316489768215138304 span.tweet { font-size: 16px; } .dittodownarrow { width: 0; height: 0; border-left: 20px solid transparent; border-right: 20px solid transparent; border-top: 20px solid #EEE; margin: 0 0 0 73px; } <\/style>\n<div class=\"twitterditto-reply316489768215138304\">\n<div class=\"twitter-inner-reply-ditto316489768215138304\">\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"follow-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CONCEDE\" class=\"twitter-follow-button\" data-show-count=\"false\"> Follow @CONCEDE <\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"author\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/CONCEDE\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/a0.twimg.com\/profile_images\/3415929481\/f5596590757147784c19a7f5f430822d_normal.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><span class=\"name\"> Wealthy BigPenis <\/span><br \/><span class=\"at-name\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/CONCEDE\" class=\"at-name\">@CONCEDE<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"tweet\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/MarkZinni\">@MarkZinni<\/a> lauer was a dick? <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dittodownarrow\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div class=\"twitterditto316489977871626241\">\n<div class=\"twitter-inner-ditto316489977871626241\">\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"follow-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarkZinni\" class=\"twitter-follow-button\" data-show-count=\"false\"> Follow @MarkZinni <\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"author\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/MarkZinni\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/a0.twimg.com\/profile_images\/3143715032\/4688b59bc1be316626e216c4b579af91_normal.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><span class=\"name\"> Mark Zinni <\/span><br \/><span class=\"at-name\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/MarkZinni\" class=\"at-name\">@MarkZinni<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"tweet\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/CONCEDE\">@CONCEDE<\/a> i was an intern there in &#8217;97, his first year on the job&#8230; how do i say this&#8230;.? he was&#8230;. not nice. <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"timestamp\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?in_reply_to=316489977871626241\" class=\"twitreply\"><span>&nbsp;<\/span>Reply<\/a> &nbsp;&middot; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/retweet?tweet_id=316489977871626241\" class=\"retweet\"><span>&nbsp;<\/span>Retweet<\/a> &nbsp;&middot; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/favorite?tweet_id=316489977871626241\" class=\"favorite\"><span>&nbsp;<\/span>Favorite<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/MarkZinni\/status\/316489977871626241\" title=\"Tue Mar 26 10:01:05 +0000 2013\">3 days ago<\/a> via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tweetdeck.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">TweetDeck<\/a>&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;powered by <a href=\"http:\/\/socialditto.com\/\">@socialditto<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,\"script\",\"twitter-wjs\");<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Lauer has replied directly to Zinni, stating that he &#8220;always tried to be nice&#8221;:<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>@<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/markzinni\">markzinni<\/a> huh? Always tried to be nice Mark. Sorry you didn&#8217;tthink so. Hope you&#8217;re doing well.Matt<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Matt Lauer (@MLauer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLauer\/status\/316705630935195648\">March 27, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"http:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Whatever the real story is, Lauer&#8217;s reputation has certainly taken a hit in the past year.  Going forward, Lauer and the <em>Today Show<\/em> will continue to war against <em>Good Morning America<\/em> for morning show supremacy.<\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=t8J2Cd0cOyA:58RmS0R5BfM:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=t8J2Cd0cOyA:58RmS0R5BfM:wF9xT3WuBAs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?i=t8J2Cd0cOyA:58RmS0R5BfM:wF9xT3WuBAs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=t8J2Cd0cOyA:58RmS0R5BfM:7Q72WNTAKBA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?d=7Q72WNTAKBA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=t8J2Cd0cOyA:58RmS0R5BfM:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?i=t8J2Cd0cOyA:58RmS0R5BfM:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=t8J2Cd0cOyA:58RmS0R5BfM:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=t8J2Cd0cOyA:58RmS0R5BfM:mfZ73u_VV2s\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?i=t8J2Cd0cOyA:58RmS0R5BfM:mfZ73u_VV2s\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/webpronews\/all\/~4\/t8J2Cd0cOyA\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It has been a tough week for Today Show co-host Matt Lauer. New York Magazine this week published an expose on the Today Show&#8216;s mishandled firing of Ann Curry and the ratings bomb in the aftermath. The story also revealed that Lauer may have been courting ABC as a contract negotiation tactic against NBC. 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