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Esther Bell is a former contributor to the Daily Dot. She recently graduated from Northwestern University with a degree in journalism, and her work has appeared in Bustle and Teen Vogue.

Esther Bell

Penn Badgley: ‘You’ is about ‘how far we are willing to go to forgive an evil white man’

Ignacio Martinez is a reporter specializing in online gaming and political communities. His work has previously appeared in the Texas Observer and on the airwaves at KVRX 91.7 FM. He is based in Austin, Texas, and you can follow him on Twitter at @NacioMartinez.

Ignacio Martinez

Beauty influencer’s husband uses Instagram to roleplay as their unborn child

Sierra Juarez is a freelance journalist and fact-checker based in Mexico. She most enjoys writing about human rights and politics and working in audience engagement. Her work has appeared in the Texas Tribune, the Austin American–Statesman, and the San Antonio Current.

Sierra Juarez

Graphic videos of the White Settlement church shooting are circulating on Twitter

A former New York Teaching Fellow, her writing has been featured in Reductress, Rolling Stone, Mic, Someecards, and more.

Nayomi Reghay

woman looking at social media on her phone

Swipe This! My boyfriend’s mom is stalking me on social media

Samira Sadeque is a New York-based journalist reporting on immigration and mental health, and will sometimes write about memes and dinosaurs too. Her work also appears in Reuters, NPR, and NBC among other publications. She graduated from Columbia Journalism School, and her work has been nominated for SAJA awards.

Samira Sadeque

Woman catches man secretly recording her in Forever 21 dressing room

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What a hoax about Mitski being a ‘child predator’ taught us this year

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

Culture

Emily Ratajkowski blasts influencers for partying in Saudi Arabia

Tiffanie Drayton is a geek culture and lifestyle reporter whose work covers everything from gender and race to anime and Xbox. Her work has appeared in Complex, Salon, Marie Claire, and elsewhere.

Tiffanie Drayton

Fan says Camila Cabello assumed she was from China and couldn’t speak English at meet-and-greet

Mikael Thalen is a tech and security reporter covering social media, data breaches, hackers, and more.

Mikael Thalen

Nick Cannon uses Eminem’s racist lyrics against him in third diss track

christian influencers Kalley and Andrew Heiligenthal

Christian influencers raising $100K to ‘resurrect’ daughter draw suspicion

Actress’ tweet calling out fellow passenger for not moving seats backfires

Libby Cohen is a third-year University of Texas student originally from New Jersey. She has written for ORANGE Magazine, the Daily Texan, and most recently interned for 1010 WINS in NYC. She&#8217;s now back in Austin writing for the Texas Standard and the Daily Dot.

Libby Cohen

Influencer accused of selling shirt she was supposed to promote

Woman faces backlash for no longer wearing hijab in end of decade photo

Eilish O’Sullivan was the Daily Dot&#8217;s associate managing editor. Her work has appeared in Mashed, the Austin Chronicle, and the Daily Texan.