I recently had the bright idea to email some of my favorite bloggers asking them to take place in a survey about young people and new media.  It was going to be in the same vein as Smashing Magazine’s survey of 35 web designers.  However I found that on many blogs written by members of the media do not include an email address.

I see a potential conflict in blogging to share your views with the world, but placing a barrier between you and a reader who is looking to contact you.  Even if its just a disposable account a free email provider that is checked only once a week.

So I beg you: if you blog be easily accessible for private communication!

Its also discouraging that many of the people trumpeting new media values like transparency are not transparent on their own blog.