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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

‘Let’s see you read’: Karen patient asks Black healthcare worker if she has a ‘master,’ to read

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

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‘Is there anybody here?’: TikToker finds kids seemingly unattended at her child’s daycare, sparking debate

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

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‘YOU’RE the Karen’: TikToker films Whole Foods employee while working and refers to her as a ‘Karen,’ sparking debate

‘She mad’: Karen swings on, tries taking down TikToker’s Ring security camera in viral video

Moises Mendez II is a recent graduate from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. He is a freelance journalist based in New York City writing about everything from music to LGBTQ issues.

Moises Mendez II

‘Honey, you relax’: Male Karen has absolute meltdown at bar over vaccines, wife tries to get him to ‘shut up’

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‘I heard you give your number for the receipt’: Man gets woman’s number in creepy way at Burlington

Kahron Spearman is a journalist, copywriter, and host of “Discovery with Kahron Spearman” on KAZI 88.7.

Kahron Spearman

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TikToker films self getting treatment in parking lot because ‘hospital had no beds’

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Amazon driver caught throwing packages aggressively, dinging car with delivery truck in viral TikTok (updated)

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

Tricia Crimmins

Footage from a school board meeting in Leander, TX shows a white woman repeatedly saying the n-word.

Karen repeatedly says N-word while reciting N.W.A.’s ‘F*ck The Police’ at school board meeting

Clara is a full-time digital nomad writing about culture, food, and music. Her work has been featured in publications such as Refinery29, the Austin Chronicle, USA Today, and NiceKicks. She aims to be quicker on her feet than Borat&#8217;s lawyers.

Clara Wang

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‘Lady tried to kidnap my nephew’: Woman harasses Airbnb tenants in viral TikTok

‘The day I see this would be the last day I ever cook for him’: TikToker finds video of her boyfriend roasting her cooking

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 an older white woman wearing a red dress pointing a finger while holding open a wooden door. On the right is an ethnic woman smiling at the camera.

Video of teen being body-shamed by church leader resurfaces, prompting an update 2 years later

TikToker shares apparent ‘life hack’ to getting discounts on groceries when in self-checkout

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

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