Nikki Finke shames Variety into changing a headline

The initial Variety headline was "Golden Globes, '24' solid in ratings." Just a little misleading since the article by Rick Kissel said the ratings for the Golden Globes were "the lowest scores for a regular ceremony since NBC began airing it in 1996."

At 9:29 a.m. Nikki Finke wrote, "How absurd has Variety's Industry cheerleading become? Its headline says 'Golden Globes Solid In Ratings' ... yet goes on to report this year's show 'repped the lowest scores for a regular ceremony since NBC began airing it in 1996'."

Go to Variety now, and you'll see there's a reworded article by Rick Kissel with the headline, "Globes still struggling in ratings race" and subheading "Fewer viewers return to telecast."

Through the miracle of cached results, I present you the before and after:




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