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Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

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‘Trust me, there’s worse than that’: TikToker finds bug floating in soup at Olive Garden, and workers chime in

Claire Goforth is a lawyer and investigative editor. Her work has appeared in the Guardian, Al Jazeera, the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange, and more. She regularly appears on radio and in podcasts. Email for booking info.

Claire Goforth

For $150, this Facebook group will sell you an ‘authentic’ vaccine card

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

TikTokers have the pettiest revenge for their loud upstairs neighbors

Samira Sadeque is a New York-based journalist reporting on immigration and mental health, and will sometimes write about memes and dinosaurs too. Her work also appears in Reuters, NPR, and NBC among other publications. She graduated from Columbia Journalism School, and her work has been nominated for SAJA awards.

Samira Sadeque

A Black man was cornered and arrested by Michigan police as he was leaving his workplace

Police mistake Black man for robbery suspect, arrest him despite bystander protests in viral video

Kathryn Cardin is a Missouri-born writer and editor who currently lives in Brooklyn, New York. She enjoys cooking, and her dog and cat enjoy when she spills.

Kathryn Cardin

suni lee with scientology chain,Frankie Jonas Scientology TikTok, charli d'amelio with scientology chain

‘So hilarious how clueless they all are’: Frankie Jonas posts TikTok of influencers flexing with a Scientology chain

Mikael Thalen is a tech and security reporter covering social media, data breaches, hackers, and more.

Mikael Thalen

A ‘White Supremacy’ book keeps sitting on top of coffee tables listed on Amazon

Carly Novell is a freelance tech writer at the Daily Dot. Her words have been featured in PBS News Hour and TIME.

Carly Novell

Google finally boots Gateway Pundit from its ad platform

Phil West is a veteran professional writer and editor, and his works include two nonfiction books and articles in myriad print and online publications.

Phil West

‘You’re gonna have to get off the plane’: TikToker says woman on JetBlue flight caused 3-hour delay (updated)

‘I’m a cameraman out here working’: Male Karen harasses and blocks photographer in viral TikTok

tiktok viral video shopflifter left by getaway driver

‘This her villain origin story’: Viral TikTok shows shoplifter abandoned by getaway driver (updated)

Jennifer Xia is a former editorial intern for the Daily Dot and journalism student at the University of Texas at Austin. She has interned previously at Austin Monthly and Austin Woman magazines.

Jennifer Xia

Two panel image. Left panel shows text over a car door that says, "Door dash driver pitching a fit because he had to wait 20 min for his order." Right panel says, "The man beside me went over to check on him because he was screaming (at no one)."

‘Help me. God, please’: DoorDash driver screams over long wait time in viral TikTok, sparking debate

Two panel image. Left panel shows white woman beside her white car. Right panel shows TikToker with braids holding her hand to her face.

‘They always say Black like it’s an insult’: TikToker says Karen nearly hit her car then called her ‘Black b*tch’

Tricia Crimmins is a former Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election.

Tricia Crimmins

tiktoker talking to police, police escorting tiktoker off the plane

‘I’m being harassed’: TikToker says she was kicked off Alaska Airlines flight for wearing crop top

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

‘Do y’all think he’ll be mad’: TikToker says her boyfriend doesn’t know she’s his landlord, dividing viewers

Jillian Price is a former editorial intern for the Daily Dot and current journalism graduate student at the University of Texas at Austin. She previously wrote for Reporting Texas, UT Austin&#8217;s School of Journalism online publication.

Jillian Price

woman tries to push against car, woman falls to the floor, man watches woman on floor

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