My name is Toni McCaffery. I live in Australia and one year ago my beautiful
baby daughter Dana died from Pertussis on 9 March 2009
(www.danamccaffery.com). We live in an area with low vaccination rates and
my family knows only two well the harrassment and lunacy that Dr Offit, Amy
and WIRED magazine would have been subjected to as a result of just telling
the facts. I read with relief today that the libel lawsuit against you all
was dismissed. From all of my family, especially Dana, thank you for your
commitment to the facts. Sincerely, Toni

Today, the lawsuit was dismissed. Read the attached ruling here: Memorandum Opinion

This new and improved site — designed, by the way, by Kelly’s brother, Keith — corrects the central flaw of its predecessor. Namely, it posts stories as they appear, letting visitors see my most recent work first. The categories are still there, and you can still search by publication (see list at right). But now, if you check back every once and a while, you’ll be able to catch up with stuff you might have missed because it’ll be right at the top of the pile.

This format gives me a place not just to post stories I’ve written, but also to sound off when I see fit. Anyone who followed the controversy after my November cover story in Wired about vaccines and autism knows that I took to Twitter to write about reader reaction (my tweets were later compiled into blog posts on Wired’s website). Well, starting now, this is the place I’ll air that kind of thing (without a 140-character limit). It is, dare I say it, my first blog. I plan to feed it with increasing frequency in the coming months.

But wait, there’s more: Finally you, too, can be heard. When you get to the end of a story, there’s a place you can add your comments. I hope you will take the time to tell me what you think.

So, welcome to Amy-Wallace.com 2.0. We’re still back-filling the years-old stories and adding new tags, so be patient on the truly archival stuff. But all of 2009’s work is there, plus this year’s stories and a whole lot more besides. Please sign up to follow me on Twitter (see tab at right). And if you like the format of what you see here, I have Keith’s phone number on speed dial and would be happy to share. Enjoy!