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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

Exclusive: Pinterest to partially lift ban on commercial pinning

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.

Aja Romano

Entertainment

“Twilight” fandom reacts to Kristen Stewart cheating scandal

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

Sleepwalking with comedian Mike Birbiglia

How author Lev Grossman bridges fandom and fiction

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

Double Rainbow Guy’s cosmic “message to humanity”

Daily Dot Contributor

From rags to YouTube’s premier rapper: The triumph of DeStorm

Barack’s Dubs: How a biochemistry student makes President Obama sing

The funniest and strangest “ebooks” tweets

Daniel Tosh apologizes for rape joke after Tumblr firestorm

Overly Attached Boyfriend speaks!

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

Breaking Good: Reddit and “Breaking Bad” actors raise $1,000 for charity in 3 hours

5 nauseating eating contest puking incidents

5 of the best supercuts on YouTube

Get started on Tumblr in 5 easy steps

Ze Frank walks a mile in backer’s shoes