I don't think we would still be here if we hadn't gone public.

I think there is a difference between Slate and Salon. I think we both serve important functions on the Internet. As more and more Websites disappear, I'm thankful Slate is still around because it makes things less lonely.

I think we're really getting it right the last few months and hopefully we'll get better and better at it.

My favorite thing is still journalism. I'm almost 50. This has been my life ever since I was in college.

On the other hand, we raised $25 million by going public. It's that money that we used to build this company, to build the circulation, to build a high profile and to hire staff that made Salon what it is today.

I think we've broken story after story that the rest of the media refused to break even when they had the story because they were scared of the story, or they just didn't think it was appropriate.