Lot's of people stringing up their antenna's and communicating over the air waves. There was a lot of static you had to get through, but sometimes you could tune into a fellow enthusiast halfway around the world. In the sixties and seventies, you could tune into astronauts talking to Cape Kennedy. Of course, the amount of e-mail they get doesn't overwhelm them. They can scan and delete titles wholesale, or filter them quickly.
Some people view any unrequested mail with hostility.
That is unfortunate but people are entitled to their opinions and personalities. As an industry, the media is rapidly undergoing evolution on the Internet. The survey shows that journalists are not ignoring the new medium. They observed that reporters are becoming more sophisticated in their use of and understanding of the technology. They want to be on the cutting edge, where they can react in real time.