The idea of a pity party didn’t sit well with Lauer, so he asked her not to do it. Instead, she told the Daily News all about it, and now everyone knows about the ad anyway. Well done.

Here’s the ad’s cheesy copy:

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In the piece — published by the New York Times — Stelter piles on the current thinking that Lauer and others forced out Ann Curry. In fact, after reading the article, it sounds like the Today show is an absolutely awful place to work.

As Stelter reports, the staffers at Today were all pretty much assholes:

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Matt Lauer

According to the report, someone at Today called Cooper about taking over for Lauer before the end of the year. Obviously Lauer wasn’t pleased about this and told that someone to effectively f*ck off (we’re paraphrasing/making this more exciting here) when they tried to get his blessing on the change. Lauer then called Cooper to tell him to effectively f*ck off, which caught Cooper by surprise, because he assumed Lauer was in on the idea.

The only thing that wasn’t revealed by Deadline’s account was what Cooper said when he was asked if he wanted Lauer’s job. If it was “Yes,” we assume Lauer said many more swear words than we’ve detailed here.

Update (11:30 am):
NBC is of course denying Deadline’s report. NBC News’ senior vice president, Alexandra Wallace, told THR, “As we’ve said before, Matt Lauer is the best in the business. We want him in the Today show anchor chair for many years to come.”

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For awhile now, people have suspected Lauer was the reason that Ann Curry was fired, and this piece does nothing but fan those flames. The Lauer hating is officially in overdrive. Below are just a few highlights:

• Lauer was the reason GMA was gaining on Today, not Curry. An independent study found that the public liked Curry more than Lauer. One anonymous source said Lauer was becoming Bryant Gumbel. Minus the hair, obviously.
• Lauer knew Curry was getting fired and despite probably being able to save her, he didn’t. Like New York explains, that doesn’t make him a “horrible person,” but it certainly won’t gain him any fans.
• Lauer doesn’t like Brian Stelter. This is a huge no-no in New York media. Everyone likes Stelter. What’s not to like? But Lauer “refused to give Stelter an interview, believing he was working hand in glove with Ben Sherwood to tear him down in the press.” Stelter denies this claim, but nevertheless, he’s referred to as Lauer’s “nemesis.” This automatically makes him our nemesis, so we’ll see you by the willow tree, Lauer. Three o’clock sharp. Be ready to rumble fancy news boy.

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TVNewser:

FishbowlDC: Taking Buzzfeed to the next level, the popular online site has hired The New York Times’ Rebecca Berg. She’ll enhance Buzzfeed‘s political coverage from its Washington bureau.

GalleyCat: If you can’t wait for the Nobel Prize in Literature winner, GalleyCat checks the latest odds among the favorites. But remember, always bet responsibility!

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To be able to have someone of Natalie’s stature sharing her personal stories both in the pages of Latina and online at latina.com further solidifies the position of Latina Media Ventures as the leading media company for acculturated Latinas.

Morales’ debut will be in the February issue, available to the public on January 11th.

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FishbowlDC: The Washington Post named Lynn Medford and Ned Martel senior editors of the paper’s Style section.

WebNewser: Todayshow.com vlogger Sara Haines got a promotion to “Today” show correspondent.

MemoPad: Elle magazine is finding its way to TV one way or another (no thanks to the ill-fated “Stylista“). “Social” Olivia Palermo has reportedly taken a job in the fashion mag’s publicity department, ensuring screen time for Elle on MTV‘s “The City.”

Associated Press: Paste magazine’s fundraising efforts brought in $166,000.

MediaMemo: Newspapers started becoming obsolete when Web sites like Craigslist.org started offering free classified advertising, and here’s a chart showing how much classified ad revenues have tanked.

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