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1、EpilogueandAcknowledgmentsOntheafternoonofMarch10,2004,IpostedadraftoftheIntroductionandChapter1ofthisbookonmyweblog.Iaskedreaderstoletmeknow,preferablybyemail,iftheynoticedanyfactualerrors.IalsoaskedwhetherI’dmissedanycrucialtop-ics,orwhethertheyknewofsomeperfectanecdotethata
2、bso-lutelyhadtobeincluded.Theyresponded.Oneofthefirstemailsalertedmetoanincorrectwebaddress,whichIfixedimmediately.Anotherpointedoutamistakeinasectionaboutopensourcesoftware.OtherssuggestedIamplifycertainpoints,oraskedwhyIdiscussedaparticulartopic,orthatIslowdownthenarrative.T
3、hecommentssectionofmyweblogbecameadiscussionaboutthebook.TheideasI’vebeendiscussinginWetheMediabecameinte-graltothereportingandwritingofthebookitself.WhenIstarted,Ididn’treallyknowwhattoexpect.ButIcansaynow,withoutanyfearofcontradiction,thatthisprocesshasworked.Thankyou,all.ou
4、tlineandideasMyversionofopensourcejournalismgotofftoarockystart.Intheearlyspringof2003,Ipostedanoutlineofthebookandinvitedcommentsbyemail.Myinboxoverflowed.243wethemediaThenasmalldisasterhit.I’dmovedallthesuggestionsintoaseparatefolderinmymailbox,butseveralmonthslater,whenIloo
5、kedforthem,theyweregone.Vanished.Disappeared.Istilldon’tknowifthiswasmydoingormyInternetservicepro-vider’s.Eitherway,Iwashorrified;I’dnotonlylostsomeoftheexcellentideas,butIalsohadn’tthankedeveryonewhomadeasuggestion.Needlesstosay,Ididn’thaveacurrent,localbackuponmyharddisk.Iw
6、asabletoreconstructsomeofthemessagesfromanolderbackupandsomesavedrepliesI’dsent.Butmanyweregoneforever.Considerthismyapologytoallofyouwhoareinthelattercategory.ButthecommentsIdidmanagetosave,whicharrivedfromallovertheworld,helpedmefirmupmyideasforthisbook.Oneofthemostthoughtfu
7、learlynoteswasfromTomStites,anoldfriend,andaneditorwhooncehiredmeandlaterbecameoneofmytouchstonesinjournalism.Hesaid,amongotherthings:Ifwhatyouaredescribingistrulytomorrow’sjournalism,Ifearthatdemocracyisdoomed.Ileadwiththisalarmiststate-mentbecauseasIunderstandwhatyou’redescr
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