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Josh Katzowitz is a former staff writer at the Daily Dot specializing in YouTube and boxing. His work has appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times. A longtime sports writer, he&#8217;s covered the NFL for CBSSports.com and boxing for Forbes. His work has been noted twice in the Best American Sports Writing book series.

Josh Katzowitz

Beware of the dangerous transphobia behind this YouTuber’s ‘theybies’ rant

Samantha Grasso is a former IRL staff writer for the Daily Dot with a reporting emphasis on immigration. Her work has appeared on AJ+, Vox, Splinter, Los Angeles Magazine, and Austin Monthly.

Samantha Grasso

Facebook sued by former content moderator who says violence, loud noises trigger her PTSD

Kris Seavers was the senior IRL editor and training director for the Daily Dot. Her work has appeared in Central Texas publications, including Austin Monthly and San Antonio Magazine, and on NPR.

Kris Seavers

Sesame Street once again denies that Bert and Ernie are a gay couple—and Twitter is freaking out.

Why Twitter is freaking out over whether Bert and Ernie are gay

Stacey Ritzen is a reporter and editor based in West Philadelphia with over 10 years&#8217; experience covering pop culture, web culture, entertainment, and news. You can follow her on Twitter @staceyritzen.

Stacey Ritzen

Woman duped on Tinder inadvertently inspires Twitter meme

Adjusting to America: What happened to the migrant girl whose cries shook the country

Alex Dalbey is a writer and zinester currently living in Saint Paul, Minnesota. They have written for The Daily Dot, Kill Screen, The Lingerie Addict, and Bullet Points.

Alex Dalbey

Family of officer who killed neighbor Botham Jean says they’re not racist

Nahila Bonfiglio reports on geek culture and gaming. Her work has also appeared on KUT&#8217;s Texas Standard (Austin), KPAC-FM (San Antonio), and the Daily Texan.

Nahila Bonfiglio

YouTuber details harrowing harassment while traveling abroad

No, the cop who entered the wrong apartment and killed her neighbor didn’t used to date him

Formerly a Fulbright fellow, Claire Lampen is a lifestyle reporter who has published work with Vogue, Gizmodo, Refinery29, Teen Vogue, the BBC, Vice, Marie Claire, and more.

Claire Lampen

The Trump administration’s latest plan to detain immigrant children indefinitely should terrify you

Woman gets 7 years in prison after smuggling cocaine for catfisher

Jessica Machado is the former IRL editor of the Daily Dot. Previously, she was an associate editor at Rolling Stone. Her work has been published in the Washington Post, Elle, Vice, Salon, BuzzFeed, Guernica, Bitch, Bust, the Cut, the Awl, the Toast, among others.

Jessica Machado

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‘Ear parties,’ luxury piercing, and the mothers yearning for control

Paul Gonzales, the dine-and-dash dater facing 10 felony charges.

Serial ‘dine-n-dash dater’ faces felony charges for sticking his dates with expensive bills

Jessamyn Stanley is fighting for radical visibility and yoga for every body

How should we celebrate Women’s Equality Day in 2018?

Ellen Ioanes is a former FOIA reporter at the Daily Dot. She is a graduate of Columbia Journalism School, and her work has appeared in the Guardian, the Center for Public Integrity, HuffPost India, and more.

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