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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

Teen livestreams car accident that kills her 14-year-old sister

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

Navy personnel inspect the hairstyles of female Sailors during a personnel inspection at the Presidio of Monterey

2 women are making history as the first females to enlist in Navy special operations

Ana Valens is a reporter specializing in online queer communities, marginalized identities, and adult content creation. Her work has appeared at Vice, Vox, Truthout, Bitch Media, Kill Screen, Rolling Stone, and the Toast. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, and spends her free time developing queer adult games.

Ana Valens

Meet Ashley Smith, the trans activist who went viral for her selfie with the Texas governor

Andrew Couts is the former editor of Layer 8, a section dedicated to the intersection of the Internet and the state—and the gaps in between. Prior to the Daily Dot, Couts served as features editor and features writer for Digital Trends, associate editor of TheWeek.com, and associate editor at Maxim magazine. When he’s not working, Couts can be found hiking with his German shepherds or blasting around on motorcycles.

Andrew Couts

AlphaBay’s alleged kingpin outed himself through use of men’s rights forum

Maybe modern-day slavery wasn’t the best theme for HBO’s new series

Trump’s first 6 months: The 189 moments you need to remember

Blue Whale ‘suicide challenge’ leader sentenced to 3 years in Russian jail

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

Nayomi Reghay

Swipe This! Do I have to follow my best friend’s annoying girlfriend on Instagram?

Bryan Rolli is a reporter who specializes in streaming entertainment. He writes about music and film for Forbes, Billboard, and the Austin American-Statesman. He met Flavor Flav in two separate Las Vegas bowling alleys and still can’t stop talking about it.

Bryan Rolli

Walmart ignites controversy for describing wig cap with a racial slur

Winona Dimeo-Ediger was a Daily Dot contributor whose byline has also appeared in Rolling Stone, NPR, the TED Blog, and Ravishly.

Winona Dimeo-Ediger

Munchausen by internet: The rise of medical crowdfunding scams

Jessica Machado is the former IRL editor of the Daily Dot. Previously, she was an associate editor at Rolling Stone. Her work has been published in the Washington Post, Elle, Vice, Salon, BuzzFeed, Guernica, Bitch, Bust, the Cut, the Awl, the Toast, among others.

Jessica Machado

‘Adam Ruins Everything’ shuts down myths about getting pregnant after 35

Kristen Hubby is a tech and lifestyle reporter. Her work has also appeared in Austin Monthly and the Austin American-Statesman, where she covered local news and the dining scene in Austin, Texas.

Kristen Hubby

10 glamorous facts about Gigi Gorgeous, YouTube’s beauty queen

Sarah Jasmine Montgomery was a Daily Dot contributor whose writing and criticism covering all things pop culture, with an emphasis on how communities of color impact physical and digital cultural spaces. Her writing and photography have also appeared in Texas Monthly, the Fader, Complex, and Billboard.

Sarah Jasmine Montgomery

Orlando police pull over Florida’s only black state attorney

Male critic criticizes Bechdel Test within the context of 'The Beguiled'

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