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| Passing the torch |
| By Patrick Houston: Editorial Director, AnchorDesk |
| Thursday, March 18, 2004 |
Dear AnchorDesk readers:
Writing a column--a credible column--is a hard thing to do. Writing a column for you, the informed, articulate, and opinionated AnchorDesk audience, is even tougher. But writing a column for you not once, not twice, but three times a week is nothing short of Herculean. That's why we want to offer a giant thank-you to David Coursey, who wraps up his three-year stint as AnchorDesk's lead columnist with today's edition. You see, some columns that are supposedly written by a single individual really aren't. Many columnists are backed by researchers or ghostwriters. That's never been the case with David. What you got under his name on AnchorDesk was always David himself--pure, clear, and often controversial. The column had his words, his insights, and 9 times out of 10, topics that he had chosen. Unless you've tried to do it yourself, as I have, it's hard to appreciate the mettle it takes to produce something that (one hopes) is compelling and useful day after day, week after week. David himself can tell you what the next chapter in his career will look like. But as he says good-bye, please say hello to those who will be filling his very big boots. If you're a regular, you already know Robert Vamosi, who writes about computer security, and Jason Parker, who gives you the skinny on downloads. And lately you've been seeing contributions from Joni Blecher, our Cell Phone Diva, who answers your burning questions about the little devices that have become as widespread and indispensable as the PC. You've also seen columns from Eliot Van Buskirk, our MP3 Insider, who cuts through the hype to find out what's really going on in digital music. Both Joni and Eliot will be appearing more regularly on AnchorDesk. And in the next few weeks, they'll be joined by a roster of new writers, including: