The thing that's a shame is that we get that scoops require publishing when all the information isn't in, or time enough to process it and come up with decent analysis.
I don't think she'd lose much cred by following the strikethru standard that many blogs use for updated writing. In fact, Finke would gain quite a lot. #nikkifinke
She's changed it again!
THURSDAY 10:30 AM: Sony just announced that Michael Jackson’s This Is It opened Wednesday all around the world in 99 countries with a 1-day gross of $20.1 million. The studio's press statement called it "an extraordinary start" but, immediately, Hollywood considered that number disappointing after all the pre-sales hype surrounding the concert footage and its 2-week limited run. #nikkifinke
I work in the industry and I am so sick of this broad. She is the Perez Hilton of "real" gossip. I wouldn't be surprised to see white eraser marks all over Ben Silverman's face. Like the other readers said: her posts are sooo self congratulatory that I finally stopped reading, insider info or not. And her "updates to come...." and "DHD dark for 2 days...." only to turn into a week are obnoxious.
@bowel_and_the_obstructors: Nikkissistic Personality Disorder, defined as "a pervasive pattern of toldjaosity, a need for validation, and a lack of consistency," is already planned for inclusion in DSM-V. #nikkifinke
Wait, what RSS reader are you guys using? I want it!
Edit: Just to clarify, that's not shtick, I really am interested in hearing what kind of RSS software is being used, especially if it notates changes like the image at the head of the post.
@Gabriel Snyder: Its powers must be vast indeed.
(Yet gloriously, hypocritically thankful it doesn't work on commentators' changes done during the 5-minute edit window) #nikkifinke
There should be a law that on-line content needs a "track changes" feature. Wikipedia supposedly has it, but even they have mysterious little lapses in their tracking system.
[note: I made an edit to this comment. Originally, it read: She's full of shit, you're full of shit, we're all so full of shit we could just just explode.] #nikkifinke
@dontread: I wish I could say it was something witty and snarky but I was only correcting a typo.
I will say that I wouldn't be surprised if she and my former boss, who was finally laid off but should've been fired years ago, were very good friends. She too went dark for several days, did a half-assed job when she finally showed up at the office, and played martyr and victim whenever someone called her on her shiteous work 'ethic'. #nikkifinke
I would so rather have a Nikki Finke/DHD movie rather than a Facebook movie. The frisson of 21st century digital journalism and Grey Gardens-like agoraphobia really cannot be denied. #nikkifinke
@BicycleShed: It could be a rom/com with Nikki hating, then falling in love with Ben Silverman, with Jeff Zucker as the evil bad guy who secretly crushes on Nikke too. But who would star in such a monstrosity? Jeffrey Tambor as Zucker for sure. #nikkifinke
@cpjones: Lindsay Wagner as Nikki? Ben Silverman as himself, I'd imagine. Nikki would drool at the thought of reporting the box office on her own biopic, only to to be disappointed when it goes straight to Starz. #nikkifinke
@BicycleShed: Maybe make it a soft core porn starring Tanya Roberts to premiere on a Wednesday night at 2 am on Cinemax instead? You could probably stitll get Silverman, he needs the work. #nikkifinke
I enjoy Deadline and read it daily -- it is, without a doubt, the best story for Hollywood news.
However, Finke's brand of silently correcting stories when she is wrong and attacking others when they're wrong makes it increasingly difficult to take the site seriously as a source of journalism. I know that she works hard and often gets the scoop, but tricks like these harm her credibility and move Deadline.com into the 'blogger' category. #nikkifinke
@AngryPyros: She has a work ethic that puts most members of the Fourth Estate to shame, but unfortunately, you're right: her habit of inline edits after post time is the worst kind of Fifth Estate shenanigans.
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I don't think she'd lose much cred by following the strikethru standard that many blogs use for updated writing. In fact, Finke would gain quite a lot. #nikkifinke
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THURSDAY 10:30 AM: Sony just announced that Michael Jackson’s This Is It opened Wednesday all around the world in 99 countries with a 1-day gross of $20.1 million. The studio's press statement called it "an extraordinary start" but, immediately, Hollywood considered that number disappointing after all the pre-sales hype surrounding the concert footage and its 2-week limited run. #nikkifinke
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[www.deadline.com] #nikkifinke
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[www.newyorker.com] #nikkifinke
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Edit: Just to clarify, that's not shtick, I really am interested in hearing what kind of RSS software is being used, especially if it notates changes like the image at the head of the post.
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(Yet gloriously, hypocritically thankful it doesn't work on commentators' changes done during the 5-minute edit window) #nikkifinke
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[note: I made an edit to this comment. Originally, it read: She's full of shit, you're full of shit, we're all so full of shit we could just just explode.] #nikkifinke
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I will say that I wouldn't be surprised if she and my former boss, who was finally laid off but should've been fired years ago, were very good friends. She too went dark for several days, did a half-assed job when she finally showed up at the office, and played martyr and victim whenever someone called her on her shiteous work 'ethic'. #nikkifinke
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However, Finke's brand of silently correcting stories when she is wrong and attacking others when they're wrong makes it increasingly difficult to take the site seriously as a source of journalism. I know that she works hard and often gets the scoop, but tricks like these harm her credibility and move Deadline.com into the 'blogger' category. #nikkifinke
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