This article very much has rose-colored glasses, a gauzy overlay, and is quite light on actual facts about her reporting. For another viewpoint, see Richard Ru

This article very much has rose-colored glasses, a gauzy overlay, and is quite light on actual facts about her reporting. For another viewpoint, see Richard Rushfield's summary: https://theankler.com/p/rushfield-nikki-finke-rip https://theankler.com/p/rushfield-nikki-finke-rip In his telling, she found a way to use the attention economy against a tired set of trade publications, and built a brand on top of that: > So in theory she was taking on some powerful people, but it was always with the protection and support of even more powerful people. Unlike OP, his article actually has insight into how this works.