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A former senior politics reporter for the Daily Dot, Kevin Collier focuses on privacy, cybersecurity, and issues of importance to the open internet. Since leaving the Daily Dot in March 2016, he has served as a reporter for Vocativ and a cybersecurity correspondent for BuzzFeed.

Kevin Collier

Dad settles with copyright group that seized daughter’s laptop

A former editorial operations specialist and staff writer for the Daily Dot, Jordan Valinsky is a tech reporter and web culture commentator. His work has been published by the Week, Digiday, CNNMoney, Popular Mechanics, Vice, Mic, and Betabeat.

Jordan Valinsky

Manchester United star: Soccer needs a “gay hero”

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Culture

The lost art of GeoCities GIFs

Meet ( ͡º ͜ʖ ͡º), the 4chan emoticon that spammed Israel

Jennifer Abel was an early contributor to the Daily Dot&#8217;s web culture coverage. Her work has appeared in Mashable, Salon, Playboy, the Guardian, and elsewhere.

Jennifer Abel

Faulty ATM goes viral in Scotland

Kevin Morris is a veteran web reporter and editor who specializes in longform journalism. He led the Daily Dot’s esports vertical and, following its acquisition by GAMURS in late 2016, launched Dot Esports, where he serves as the site’s editor-in-chief.

Kevin Morris

Chinese Twitter user detained for joke

Fidel Martinez is a web culture and politics reporter. His work for the Daily Dot focused on Reddit and YouTube.

Fidel Martinez

Teen denied Communion after marriage equality Facebook post

Civilian crime fighter knocks out disorderly man—as cops watch

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

The house that Pinterest built

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

Humans of New York Tumblr raises $85,000 for Sandy relief

“Innocence of Muslims” director sentenced

Meet DonkeyHotey—ingenious political caricaturist

Mike Fenn is a former contributor to the Daily Dot whose beats included Reddit, YouTube, and all things WTF. His work has also appeared in Forbes and News.com.au.