The Media Equation: Despite Report of Her Firing, Nikki Finke Is Still Standing

Anybody who has read Nikki Finke’s Deadline Hollywood, an industry Web site, has seen this kind of public execution. It is a specialty of hers, often backed up by a force field that makes it come true regardless of whether it was to begin with.

Except this time the article was written by Sharon Waxman, who runs The Wrap, a competing Web site, and the person who was reportedly being given the gate was none other than Nikki Finke.

“Nikki Finke has been fired from the blog she founded, Deadline Hollywood, and will be leaving the company as soon as this week, multiple individuals with knowledge of the situation have told me,” Ms. Waxman wrote on Sunday, June 2.

But the news was not followed by the sound of Champagne corks popping in the executive suites Ms. Finke had routinely terrorized for one simple reason: it did not turn out to be true. Ms. Waxman, perhaps driven by wish fulfillment, wrote beyond the facts at hand.

Still, the town is enjoying the moment, watching a knife fight between two industry observers and former pals who clearly can’t stand each other. Ms. Finke has the upper hand, with a closely followed site and a long reputation for breaking important industry news, while Ms. Waxman, whose site has struggled, is clearly punching up.

Ms. Waxman’s decision to begin publishing The Wrap in 2009, with backing from Howard Schultz, the chief executive of Starbucks, was viewed by Ms. Finke as an act of betrayal. The sniping has been remarkable, even by Hollywood standards, but the story of Ms. Finke being fired represented a huge escalation.

There is irony in the moment because Ms. Finke is the queen of the ritual sacrifice, having roasted industry leaders like Marc Shmuger of Universal and Ben Silverman of NBC until they caught fire and ended up out of their jobs.

Ms. Finke is erratic but very effective, using old-school tactics to power a new media enterprise. She and her reporters are direct in telling their sources that if scoops go to competitors, a price will be paid, and that if moguls appear at the conference of a competitor, like The Wrap, they can expect to be spanked. The site and its alerts are on the smartphones of most industry executives because Deadline Hollywood covers the industry’s every wiggle fast and ferociously.

As one who sometimes wore out her welcome in mainstream media — she has worked at The Associated Press, Newsweek, The Los Angeles Times and New York Magazine — Ms. Finke found her métier on the Web, where sourcing standards are often thin or nonexistent and the prosecution of journalism is a far less mannered affair.

Ms. Finke’s site was bought four years ago with a great deal of fanfare by Jay Penske, a budding media mogul by way of auto racing.

Mr. Penske, who was eager to add heat and gravitas to a group of marginal entertainment assets, walked into the deal with eyes wide open and has been rewarded with a site that gets significant traffic and advertisements. But he has paid dearly for it, spending a great deal of time trying to sooth Ms. Finke or the targets she has maimed.

Deadline’s dominance over the traditional trade outlets was threatened in 2010 after Janice Min, a New York magazine veteran and longtime editor of Us Weekly, took over another competitor, The Hollywood Reporter. To supplement the publication’s Web site, Ms. Min began producing a visually lush weekly magazine that was very well received. Web traffic and advertising have soared in part because Ms. Min produces much more consumer-oriented entertainment coverage.

In an effort to compete, Mr. Penske bought Variety last year, and what had been a strained relationship between Ms. Finke and Mr. Penske broke out into a very public war. Ms. Finke said Mr. Penske had promised to let her supervise the rebirth of the deteriorating Variety brand, but instead froze her out.

She has been complaining bitterly and sometimes publicly since, including saying in print that Mr. Penske had lied to her. Her frenzy and Mr. Penske’s fatigue in managing same are well-known, but the feud gained visibility because Ms. Finke’s contract, which runs until 2016, allows her an escape that will arrive in 2014. No one knows what the mercurial Ms. Finke might do — clearly not Ms. Waxman, not her boss, and maybe not even Ms. Finke herself.

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NLM invites nominations for IHTSDO standing committees due June 29, 2012

Call for nominations: As a member of the International Health terminology standards development organization (IHTSDO) of the United States, the National Library of Medicine (NLM) is soliciting nominations of potential candidates for four standing committees – IHTSDO content, Quality Assurance, technical innovation and & implementation. These committees have important roles in the ongoing development of the SYSTEMATIZED NOMENCLATURE of MEDICINE clinical terminology CT and IHTSDO. Nominations are due to NLM by COB June 29, 2012 (see details below).

The current roster, terms of reference and recent reports of each Committee are available on the IHTSDO. The committees are described in section 9.4-9.9 of the articles of the IHTSDO.

About half of the 12 members of each Standing Committee serve terms that expire in December 2012. People elected to these slots will serve for 2 years (Jan. 2013-December 2014). There may be additional Committee vacancies caused by resignation. The chosen people to fill these slots will serve intermediate for 1 year (Jan-Dec 2013).

Whose terms are expiring the members of the Committee are eligible for quit the Committee itself, provided they have served more than six consecutive years of the Committee of the regions.  Quit the Committee itself is possible after sitting out a minimum of one year from the date on which that have left the Committee.  There is no impediment to a Committee member leaving a Committee and being appointed to another.  Eligible for quit the Committee members must submit a nomination package (see details below).

As A result of changes made to articles approved in April 2009 IHTSDO, most positions on each Committee is at-large seats and can be filled by people appointed by IHTSDO members from any geographical region.  Currently the region the Americas includes the United States and Canada.

Procedure for appointment of United States: All United States affiliate licensees SYSTEMATIZED NOMENCLATURE of MEDICINE CT (aka, all United States UMLS licensees) can vote to select candidates U.S. IHTSDO committees. Is the timeline for the nominations and elections:

4 June – 29 June: NLM accepts nominations of potential candidates for the four permanent committees of IHTSDO. Will be only accepted applicants with complete nomination packages (see below for details and the necessary forms). 16 July – 17 August: U.S. SYSTEMATIZED NOMENCLATURE of MEDICINE CT Affiliates cast votes for candidates for top three for each Standing Committee. Instructions for casting ballots will be sent to U.S. affiliates the SYSTEMATIZED NOMENCLATURE of MEDICINE CT 16 July. For each Committee, the three candidates receiving the most votes will become U.S. candidates for the Committee. 1 September 2012: NLM will submit the names of three candidates 3 receives the most votes as candidates for each of the four committees of IHTSDO for consideration by the General Assembly of the IHTSDO. 22-26 October 2012: IHTSDO will announce the final results of the election process in the General Assembly to be held in conjunction with the community of practice meeting of IHTSDO.

Obligations and participation Committee logistics: English is the official language of IHTSDO, but Commission members must be willing to take additional measures to ensure understanding by those for whom English is a second language. Teleconference agreements are available for all meetings of the Committee, but, given the geographical distribution of IHTSDO members (currently Australia, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Iceland, Israel, Lithuania, Malta, New Zealand, Poland, Singapore, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Netherlands, United Kingdom and United States), meeting timetables may not be affordable to all relevant zones. The IHTSDO encourages the members of the Committee to participate in at least one of the two main meetings annually in person IHTSDO. For the members of the Committee of the United States that need assistance to face-to-face meetings, NLM will travel to a meeting of IHTSDO per year. Committee members should participate (in person or via teleconference) at least 50% of their Committee meetings to keep their seat on the Committee. Members of the Committee of the United States may be called upon to provide input and advice on issues relating to the NLM IHTSDO and SYSTEMATIZED NOMENCLATURE of MEDICINE CT.

Submit your application: Nominations are due to NLM by COB June 29, 2012. Please send nomination packages to NLM via email (nichsr@nlm.nih.gov) with the subject line "We nominated – IHTSDO standing committees". Each nomination package must include:

Nomination form (PDF, Word) completed 1 page mini curriculum vitae highlighting the key sectors of the candidate's experience and expertise page 1 Declaration of interest outlining why the candidate is suitable for the particular Board in question and because the candidate feels that the Committee's work are important. Note: applications must be for a specific Commission. Completed an array of skills for the competent Committee that summarizes key aspects of the proposed background content (PDF, Word) quality assurance (PDF, Word) implementation and innovation (PDF, Word) technical (PDF, Word) completed Declaration of interest (PDF, Word)

Individuals may nominate themselves. Questions about the application process should be sent to nichsr@nlm.nih.gov, please include the subject line "We nominated – IHTSDO standing committees".

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NLM invites nominations for IHTSDO standing committees due June 29, 2012

Call for nominations: As a member of the International Health terminology standards development organization (IHTSDO) of the United States, the National Library of Medicine (NLM) is soliciting nominations of potential candidates for four standing committees – IHTSDO content, Quality Assurance, technical innovation and & implementation. These committees have important roles in the ongoing development of the SYSTEMATIZED NOMENCLATURE of MEDICINE clinical terminology CT and IHTSDO. Nominations are due to NLM by COB June 29, 2012 (see details below).

The current roster, terms of reference and recent reports of each Committee are available on the IHTSDO. The committees are described in section 9.4-9.9 of the articles of the IHTSDO.

About half of the 12 members of each Standing Committee serve terms that expire in December 2012. People elected to these slots will serve for 2 years (Jan. 2013-December 2014). There may be additional Committee vacancies caused by resignation. The chosen people to fill these slots will serve intermediate for 1 year (Jan-Dec 2013).

Whose terms are expiring the members of the Committee are eligible for quit the Committee itself, provided they have served more than six consecutive years of the Committee of the regions.  Quit the Committee itself is possible after sitting out a minimum of one year from the date on which that have left the Committee.  There is no impediment to a Committee member leaving a Committee and being appointed to another.  Eligible for quit the Committee members must submit a nomination package (see details below).

As A result of changes made to articles approved in April 2009 IHTSDO, most positions on each Committee is at-large seats and can be filled by people appointed by IHTSDO members from any geographical region.  Currently the region the Americas includes the United States and Canada.

Procedure for appointment of United States: All United States affiliate licensees SYSTEMATIZED NOMENCLATURE of MEDICINE CT (aka, all United States UMLS licensees) can vote to select candidates U.S. IHTSDO committees. Is the timeline for the nominations and elections:

4 June – 29 June: NLM accepts nominations of potential candidates for the four permanent committees of IHTSDO. Will be only accepted applicants with complete nomination packages (see below for details and the necessary forms). 16 July – 17 August: U.S. SYSTEMATIZED NOMENCLATURE of MEDICINE CT Affiliates cast votes for candidates for top three for each Standing Committee. Instructions for casting ballots will be sent to U.S. affiliates the SYSTEMATIZED NOMENCLATURE of MEDICINE CT 16 July. For each Committee, the three candidates receiving the most votes will become U.S. candidates for the Committee. 1 September 2012: NLM will submit the names of three candidates 3 receives the most votes as candidates for each of the four committees of IHTSDO for consideration by the General Assembly of the IHTSDO. 22-26 October 2012: IHTSDO will announce the final results of the election process in the General Assembly to be held in conjunction with the community of practice meeting of IHTSDO.

Obligations and participation Committee logistics: English is the official language of IHTSDO, but Commission members must be willing to take additional measures to ensure understanding by those for whom English is a second language. Teleconference agreements are available for all meetings of the Committee, but, given the geographical distribution of IHTSDO members (currently Australia, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Iceland, Israel, Lithuania, Malta, New Zealand, Poland, Singapore, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Netherlands, United Kingdom and United States), meeting timetables may not be affordable to all relevant zones. The IHTSDO encourages the members of the Committee to participate in at least one of the two main meetings annually in person IHTSDO. For the members of the Committee of the United States that need assistance to face-to-face meetings, NLM will travel to a meeting of IHTSDO per year. Committee members should participate (in person or via teleconference) at least 50% of their Committee meetings to keep their seat on the Committee. Members of the Committee of the United States may be called upon to provide input and advice on issues relating to the NLM IHTSDO and SYSTEMATIZED NOMENCLATURE of MEDICINE CT.

Submit your application: Nominations are due to NLM by COB June 29, 2012. Please send nomination packages to NLM via email (nichsr@nlm.nih.gov) with the subject line "We nominated – IHTSDO standing committees". Each nomination package must include:

Nomination form (PDF, Word) completed 1 page mini curriculum vitae highlighting the key sectors of the candidate's experience and expertise page 1 Declaration of interest outlining why the candidate is suitable for the particular Board in question and because the candidate feels that the Committee's work are important. Note: applications must be for a specific Commission. Completed an array of skills for the competent Committee that summarizes key aspects of the proposed background content (PDF, Word) quality assurance (PDF, Word) implementation and innovation (PDF, Word) technical (PDF, Word) completed Declaration of interest (PDF, Word)

Individuals may nominate themselves. Questions about the application process should be sent to nichsr@nlm.nih.gov, please include the subject line "We nominated – IHTSDO standing committees".

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NLM invites nominations for IHTSDO standing committees due June 29, 2012

Call for nominations: As a member of the United States with the international health terminology standards development organisation (IHTSDO) National Library Medicine (NLM) is the Advisory nomination of potential candidates to four IHTSDO standing committees – content, quality assurance, implementation and innovation and technical. These committees have an important role in the further development of SNOMED CT and IHTSDO clinical terminology. Nominations are due to NLM by COB June 29, 2012 (see details below).

The current list of statutes and recent reports of each Committee are available on the website of the IHTSDO. The committees are described in section 9.4-9.9 articles of the IHTSDO.

About half of the 12 members of each Standing Committee shall serve terms which expire in December 2012 the people elected to the slit will serve for 2 years (Jan. 2013-Dec 2014). There may be additional work the Committee due to the occurrence. People elected to fill those slots in the mid-term will be for 1 year (Jan-Dec 2013).

The members of the Committee whose terms are expiring eligible for adjusted to the same Committee, provided they do not serve more than six years in this Committee.  Adjusted to the same Committee is possible after sitting with at least one year from the date you left the Committee.  There are no contra-indications to a member leaving one Committee, the nominees for the other.  The members of the Committee are eligible for the business must submit a nomination package (see details below).

Because of changes to the articles of the IHTSDO, approved in April 2009, the majority of positions for each Committee are in large places and can be completed by persons nominated by the IHTSDO members from each geographical region.  Currently, the region of the Americas includes the United States and Canada.

The process of appointing the United States: All U.S. SNOMED CT Affiliate licensees (aka, all United States DIRECTLY licensees) may vote to choose candidates U.S. IHTSDO committees. A timeline of elections and nominations:

4 June – 29 June: NLM accepts nominations of potential candidates to four IHTSDO standing committees. Only candidates with the complete nomination packages will be accepted (see below for details and the necessary forms). July 16-17 August: USA SNOMED CT branch to cast the votes of their three major candidates for each Standing Committee. Instructions for casting ballots will be sent to the United States of SNOMED CT branch 16 July. For each Of the three candidates who received the largest number of votes become nominated U.S. Committee. September 1, 2012: NLM will submit the names of three (3) candidates receiving the highest number of votes as the nominees for each of the four committees to the IHTSDO for consideration by the General Assembly of the IHTSDO. October 22-26, 2012: IHTSDO is to announce the final results of the elections during a meeting of the General Assembly held in conjunction with the IHTSDO community of practice meeting.

The responsibilities of the Committee and logistics share: English is the language of the IHTSDO, but the members of the Committee must be prepared to take additional steps to ensure understanding by those for whom English is a second language. Teleconference arrangements are available for all meetings of the committees, but, given the presence of IHTSDO members (currently Australia, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Iceland, Israel, Lithuania, Malta, New Zealand, Polish, Singapore, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States), schedules a meeting may not be comfortable for all the respective time zones. IHTSDO invites members of the Committee to participate in at least one of the two major meetings of the IHTSDO each year. The members of the Committee of the United States who need aid in meetings face to face the NLM will support travel to IHTSDO one meeting per year. Committee members must participate (in person or via teleconference) in at least 50% of their Committee meetings to maintain its position of the Committee. The members of the Committee the UNITED STATES may also be called upon to provide advice and input to the NLM in matters related to the IHTSDO and SNOMED CT.

Submission of nominations: Nominations are due to NLM by COB June 29, 2012. Please submit your nomination packets NLM by email (nichsr@nlm.nih.gov) with the subject "us nominations is the IHTSDO standing committees". Each nomination package must include:

The completed Nomination Form (PDF, Word) 1 page mini curriculum vitae highlighting key areas the applicant's experience and expertise to 1 page of interest outlining why the candidate is suitable for the Committee a specific question and why the candidate believes that it is important to the work of the Committee. Note: nominations must be Special Committee. Complete matrix of skills for relevant Committee summarizing the key aspects of the background content (PDF, Word), quality assurance (PDF, Word) implementation and innovation (PDF, Word) technical (PDF, Word) completed the Declaration of interests (PDF, Word) nominated

Individuals may nominate themselves. Questions about the process of nomination should be sent to nichsr@nlm.nih.gov, include the subject line "us nominations is the IHTSDO standing committees".

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NLM invites nominations for IHTSDO standing committees due June 29, 2012

Call for nominations: As a member of the United States with the international health terminology standards development organisation (IHTSDO) National Library Medicine (NLM) is the Advisory nomination of potential candidates to four IHTSDO standing committees – content, quality assurance, implementation and innovation and technical. These committees have an important role in the further development of SNOMED CT and IHTSDO clinical terminology. Nominations are due to NLM by COB June 29, 2012 (see details below).

The current list of statutes and recent reports of each Committee are available on the website of the IHTSDO. The committees are described in section 9.4-9.9 articles of the IHTSDO.

About half of the 12 members of each Standing Committee shall serve terms which expire in December 2012 the people elected to the slit will serve for 2 years (Jan. 2013-Dec 2014). There may be additional work the Committee due to the occurrence. People elected to fill those slots in the mid-term will be for 1 year (Jan-Dec 2013).

The members of the Committee whose terms are expiring eligible for adjusted to the same Committee, provided they do not serve more than six years in this Committee.  Adjusted to the same Committee is possible after sitting with at least one year from the date you left the Committee.  There are no contra-indications to a member leaving one Committee, the nominees for the other.  The members of the Committee are eligible for the business must submit a nomination package (see details below).

Because of changes to the articles of the IHTSDO, approved in April 2009, the majority of positions for each Committee are in large places and can be completed by persons nominated by the IHTSDO members from each geographical region.  Currently, the region of the Americas includes the United States and Canada.

The process of appointing the United States: All U.S. SNOMED CT Affiliate licensees (aka, all United States DIRECTLY licensees) may vote to choose candidates U.S. IHTSDO committees. A timeline of elections and nominations:

4 June – 29 June: NLM accepts nominations of potential candidates to four IHTSDO standing committees. Only candidates with the complete nomination packages will be accepted (see below for details and the necessary forms). July 16-17 August: USA SNOMED CT branch to cast the votes of their three major candidates for each Standing Committee. Instructions for casting ballots will be sent to the United States of SNOMED CT branch 16 July. For each Of the three candidates who received the largest number of votes become nominated U.S. Committee. September 1, 2012: NLM will submit the names of three (3) candidates receiving the highest number of votes as the nominees for each of the four committees to the IHTSDO for consideration by the General Assembly of the IHTSDO. October 22-26, 2012: IHTSDO is to announce the final results of the elections during a meeting of the General Assembly held in conjunction with the IHTSDO community of practice meeting.

The responsibilities of the Committee and logistics share: English is the language of the IHTSDO, but the members of the Committee must be prepared to take additional steps to ensure understanding by those for whom English is a second language. Teleconference arrangements are available for all meetings of the committees, but, given the presence of IHTSDO members (currently Australia, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Iceland, Israel, Lithuania, Malta, New Zealand, Polish, Singapore, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States), schedules a meeting may not be comfortable for all the respective time zones. IHTSDO invites members of the Committee to participate in at least one of the two major meetings of the IHTSDO each year. The members of the Committee of the United States who need aid in meetings face to face the NLM will support travel to IHTSDO one meeting per year. Committee members must participate (in person or via teleconference) in at least 50% of their Committee meetings to maintain its position of the Committee. The members of the Committee the UNITED STATES may also be called upon to provide advice and input to the NLM in matters related to the IHTSDO and SNOMED CT.

Submission of nominations: Nominations are due to NLM by COB June 29, 2012. Please submit your nomination packets NLM by email (nichsr@nlm.nih.gov) with the subject "us nominations is the IHTSDO standing committees". Each nomination package must include:

The completed Nomination Form (PDF, Word) 1 page mini curriculum vitae highlighting key areas the applicant's experience and expertise to 1 page of interest outlining why the candidate is suitable for the Committee a specific question and why the candidate believes that it is important to the work of the Committee. Note: nominations must be Special Committee. Complete matrix of skills for relevant Committee summarizing the key aspects of the background content (PDF, Word), quality assurance (PDF, Word) implementation and innovation (PDF, Word) technical (PDF, Word) completed the Declaration of interests (PDF, Word) nominated

Individuals may nominate themselves. Questions about the process of nomination should be sent to nichsr@nlm.nih.gov, include the subject line "us nominations is the IHTSDO standing committees".

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