The publication of this set of books realizes a long-held dream of Cheng's. He hopes that there will be more research into journalists and that a "Journalists Research Center" can be established. The idea has received the support of the publisher, as Yuan-Liou has already donated 100 sets of A Century of Journalists to help build up an endowment for the center.
這套書能順利出版，完成了鄭貞銘多年的心願，他希望報人研究的工作繼續下去，未來能成立「報人研究中心」，而這構想已得到出版者支持，遠流首先捐出一百套百年報人義賣，作為籌募此一研究中心的基金。