Probably Science Fiction?

David Card | May 30, 2008, 10:08 AM

From Michael Crichton conversation with Slate's Jack Shafer:

"I want a news service that tells me what no one knows but is true nonetheless," he says.

15 years ago, Crichton predicted the death of mass media, to be replaced by some kind of fee-based infobot or something. Shafer thinks he's half-right. The full email is worth a read.