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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

You can’t stop Universal from taking down your YouTube videos

Daily Dot Contributor

Entertainment

10 pranksters to subscribe to on YouTube

Jenna Marbles gets real, draws her life story on YouTube

Hannah Hart and Grace Helbig: YouTube’s drunk odd couple

Unclick

This YouTube prank got a teen arrested

Escaping the trolls: Franchesca Ramsey’s 4-year YouTube struggle

Literally illustrated, “Thrift Shop” makes even less sense

YouTube videos for cats, reviewed by an actual cat

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

Web marvel “Prison Dancer” breaks ground onstage and online

Don’t watch this YouTube video if you cry over spilt milk

YouTube Guide: First Person Mario

Germany can’t watch most of those Russian meteor videos

The Fine Brothers capture more than just a reaction

Former Packers cheerleader responds to Facebook bullying

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

The evolution of iJustine

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