What is it, anyway? Tom is a newsman by trade and a Web junkie by inclination. He has done over 120 e-mail interviews over the past three years. The first batch were journalists, the latest batch were friends, family, co-workers, volunteers and fellow webaholics. Michael is a Linux geek, and got involved after being interviewed. Why are they worthy interview subjects? Because we're able to learn enough about them to draw out interesting answers. And because they're capable storytellers. Why interview via email? Because it's expedient -- easy to cut and paste out of a message and onto a Web page. If you're a journalist I'd strongly recommend against e-mail interviews -- you lose all the body language and you limit yourself to people who can write well, which isn't many. Why aren't there more women, people of color, gays & lesbians, etc., among the interviews? Because Tom is a Web-centric white guy who gravitates toward others of his kind. We're working on it. THE BIG INDEX... Who they are, what they do, where they live. Go there now. A TO Z ARCHIVE... Everybody here, with quickie bios. Go there now. Return to the main page See the original Newsies 7Q project Copyright 1999, 2000, Thomas L. Mangan		AUTHORS Michael Fuchs Elizabeth Hilts Paul Riddell Gary Rivlin Jim Motavalli Barbara Shafferman Jules Siegel Keith Snyder ARTISTS/POETS/ PHILOSOPHERS Jon C. Allen Will Baker Mike Leung Jon Sarkin COOL SITE KEEPERS Mike Cash Scott O'Neal Colf Godfrey Daniels Cliff Davis, DDS Tammy Hocking Wes Modes Frank Rogan DIARISTS Ralph Becker J. D. Bruns Linda DeVault Mike Reed Moira Richardson Jessamyn West FILMMAKERS Ben Kufrin Dean Mermell JOURNALISTS Bernie Mary Cooley-Jones Lindsay Crysler Jamie Dupree M.O.A.T.M.A.I. David Moll Robert Niles John Orr Steven Ovadia Pierce Presley Mack Reed Rip Rense Curtis Ross Neal Ross John Scalzi Catherine Seipp David Sheets Dwight Silverman Matt Welch MOVIE MAVENS MaryAnn Johanson Brian Koller HUMORISTS Debbie Farmer Mike Jasper Madeleine Begun Kane Patrick Keller Bob Sassone Valerie Sprague Ken Swarmer Ian Wolff SOLDIERS Maj. Jon Anderson, USAF TEACHERS John Warner TECHIES Chris Adamson Mike Gunderloy Michael Ivey Greg Knauss Floyd Maxwell Ellen McDonough Mike Pingleton Wayne Thume John Worth TEENS Gary Baum Marty Beckerman UNDECLARED Bev Gibbs Beth Reid WEBLOGGERS Jason Kottke Jish Mukerji