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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

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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.

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Audra Schroeder&#8217;s work has previously appeared in the Austin Chronicle, the Dallas Observer, NPR, ESPN, Bitch, and the Village Voice.

Audra Schroeder

Lawsuit against YouTube personality Poppy dismissed

YouTuber details harrowing harassment while traveling abroad

David Britton is a writer and comedian based in Rhinebeck, New York who focuses on internet culture, memes, and viral news stories. He also writes for the Hard Times and is the creator of StoriesAboutWizards.com.

David Britton

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Michelle Jaworski was a staff writer and TV/film critic at the Daily Dot. She covers entertainment, geek culture, and pop culture and has covered everything from the Sundance Film Festival, NYFF, and Tribeca to New York Comic Con and Con of Thrones. She is based in Brooklyn.

Michelle Jaworski

Mr. Plinkett finally releases his tone-deaf ‘Last Jedi’ review

Brittany Vincent has covered gaming, anime, tech, and entertainment for over a decade. When she’s not writing, she’s replaying Um Jammer Lammy or Day of the Tentacle for the hundredth time while pining for a Harvester sequel. Find her on Twitter @MolotovCupcake.

Brittany Vincent

‘Johny Johny Yes Papa’ is a terrifyingly catchy YouTube kids’ abomination

Despite bloody face, Jake Paul knocks out Deji in YouTube boxing match

Popular YouTuber McSkillet, 2 others die in fiery head-on car collision

Chris Illuminati is an author and reporter whose work for the Daily Dot focused on meme culture. His work has been published in Rolling Stone, FanSided, BroBible, Penthouse, and AskMen.

Chris Illuminati

Froggy Fresh has a shockingly good YouTube dedicated to piano ballads

Brenden Gallagher is a politics reporter and cultural commentator. His work has been published by Motherboard, Complex, and VH1. He’s the co-founder of Beer Money Films, an indie production company. Based in Los Angeles, he works in television drama as a writers assistant.

Brenden Gallagher

OMGWhizzBoyOMG is Sacha Baron Cohen’s best ‘Who is America?’ character

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

Annie Segarra and other wheelchair users share that #AmbulatoryWheelchairUsersExist on Twitter.

Yes, ambulatory wheelchair users exist—and aren’t ‘faking’ when they use aids

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