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One sign that online journalism has come of age is its appetite for introspection. Before September 11 was over, media observers had begun critiquing the Internet press' performance on that day. Here is a sampling of what was said:

"The Web was slow to catch up to the news of the devastation at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, but when they did, many sites served as a nice supplement to TV."

--Online Journalism Review, September 11

"But Tuesday, the network designed to survive a nuclear war failed.... It highlights the weakness of a medium

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