 "Deadline" became a key information portal during the 2007 Writers Guild of America strike, tripling her readership; according to the "Times", "Finke’s Web site has become a critical forum for Hollywood...But it [is the] strike that may have finally solidified her position as a Hollywood power broker".Finke claimed to have worked "almost around the clock" during the strike; in 2009 the "Los Angeles Times" noted her announcement of a five-day vacation.In 2008 Finke was named on "Elle" magazine's 25 most influential women in Hollywood list, and to the "Heeb Magazine" 100.