Nikki Finke to Patrick Goldstein: 'I'm Still Calling It As I See It'

But he’s got a new piece that is bound to get some good traction. In it, he wonders whether Deadline.com columnist Nikki Finke has gone soft(er) since being purchased by Jay Penske‘s Mail.com Media Corp. Goldstein chatted with Finke last week; she dismisses the “soft” notion but admits that because her access to Hollywood execs is now greater, her writing may be “a little more nuanced.”