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Fernando Alfonso III served as an early Reddit and 4chan reporter and the Daily Dot’s first art director until 2016. He’s gone on to report at Lexington’s Herald-Leader and at the Houston Chronicle.

Fernando Alfonso III

Culture

The untold story of Space Invaders

Daily Dot Contributor

Mr. GIF—bringing back the GIF with style and charisma

Chase Hoffberger reported on YouTube, web culture, and crime for the Daily Dot until 2013, when he joined the Austin Chronicle. Until late 2018, he served as that paper’s news editor and reported on criminal justice and politics.

Chase Hoffberger

Student defends racist YouTube rant by saying he was drunk

Lauren Rae Orsini is a web culture reporter who specializes in anime and the business of fandom. Her work has been published by Forbes and Business Insider.

Lauren Rae Orsini

Science! Phil Edwards fakes it to make it

The 5 biggest Get Off My Internets scandals

5 essential tips for making money on Twitter

Aja Romano is a geek culture reporter and fandom expert. Their reporting at the Daily Dot covered everything from Harry Potter and anime to Tumblr and Gamergate. Romano joined Vox as a staff reporter in 2016.

Culture

The untold story of Space Invaders

Mr. GIF—bringing back the GIF with style and charisma

Student defends racist YouTube rant by saying he was drunk

Science! Phil Edwards fakes it to make it

The 5 biggest Get Off My Internets scandals

5 essential tips for making money on Twitter

How Scientology resembles a broken role-playing game

Kixeye’s sexist hiring video highlights problems at gaming industry’s core

A beginner’s guide to fandom

Emergency psychiatrist weighs in on Reddit rape confessions

Cosplaying While Latino: Capturing a community in costume

Meet 6 incredible artists capturing the essence of Reddit

Behind Jason Heuser’s wild and wonderful presidential portraits

The top 10 Pinterest hoaxes—debunked

Rob Delaney to the Daily Dot: “I had to be good at Twitter”