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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

Trisha Paytas accused of trying to shut down YouTuber Hot Tea’s channel

John-Michael Bond is a tech reporter and culture writer. A longtime cord-cutter and early adopter, he&#8217;s an expert on streaming services (Hulu with Live TV), devices (Roku, Amazon Fire), and anime. A former staff writer for TUAW, he&#8217;s knowledgeable on all things Apple and Android. You can also also find him regularly performing standup comedy in Los Angeles.

John-Michael Bond

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‘Togo’ isn’t just a good family film; it’s the first great original movie on Disney+

Gavia Baker-Whitelaw was a staff writer at the Daily Dot, covering geek culture and fandom. Specializing in sci-fi movies and superheroes, she also appears as a film and TV critic on BBC radio. Elsewhere, she co-hosts the pop culture podcast Overinvested.

Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

Pandering to nostalgia, ‘The Rise of Skywalker’ is a huge letdown

Twitch streamer forgets to end broadcast, says she tried to ‘milk’ viewers for donations

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

Camila Cabello addresses her old racist Tumblr account that resurfaced

The age gap between 2 ‘Love Actually’ stars has people shook 

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

Woman says Starbucks fired her for saying ‘Pike Roast tastes like a**’ in YouTube video

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

Audra Schroeder

Scarlett Johansson dancing becomes another ‘Marriage Story’ meme

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

‘Rick and Morty’ messes around with snakes and time travel

Ariana Grande’s oversized sweater sleeves have become a meme

Twitch bans Mega64 after a streamer puked on a broadcast

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

TikTok’s 20 most popular songs of 2019

Alexandra Samuels is a national political reporter and contributor to the Daily Dot, where she started as an intern covering politics in the summer of 2016. She enjoys all things Marvel, keeping up with the latest TikTok trends, long walks with her pup, and reading murder-mystery novels.

Alexandra Samuels

ASMR YouTuber Life with MaK says she was branded a ‘Nazi’ by online smear campaign

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.

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