I currently work as a junior digital culture reporter at Insider, where I cover TikTok culture, memes, influencers, and occasionally K-pop and other entertainment topics. I'm responsible for meeting individual traffic goals, primarily through evergreen stories and newsy quick hits. I also produce reported features, write analysis on timely digital culture topics, and occasionally opinion-based rankings and personal essays.
All of my articles for Insider and Business Insider can be found via linked author pages. Highlights linked below:
Reported features:
Interviews:
News hits:
Analysis:
K-pop coverage:
All of my articles for Insider and Business Insider can be found via linked author pages. Highlights linked below:
Reported features:
- Frogs are in an internet golden age — how the animals once grouped with an online 'hate symbol' turned wholesome
- K-pop stans have been heralded as digital heroes for fighting racists online, but Black fans are still getting left out of the conversation
- TikTokers are being called out for a 'ghost photoshoot' trend that critics say reminds them of KKK robes
Interviews:
- The viral cranberry juice skateboarder says the video is helping him make a down payment on a home
- The latest TikTok meme denies the existence of 'two pretty best friends.' The creator says the line is inspired by real life.
- The creator of the 'meatier, meteor' TikTok meme cried real tears making the video
News hits:
- The US Army's esports team has 'paused' video game streaming on Twitch following controversy over its recruitment practices and policies
- Riot Games denied a woman's claim that her image was used without consent for a 'League of Legends' character
Analysis:
- TikTokers tried to sink Trump's town hall by streaming Biden's on multiple devices, drawing on K-pop fan tactics
- Why Paul Rudd's viral mask PSA for Cuomo missed the mark
K-pop coverage:
- K-pop groups are providing immersive virtual concerts for fans in quarantine, including AR golden dragons and big-display live cheering sections
- SuperM talks their first full-length album 'Super One' — 'You can expect great synergy between the seven members'
- Every BLACKPINK song, ranked
- BLACKPINK's 'The Album' is a glossy 8-track party playlist you'll want to play in every area (co-byline with Callie Ahlgrim and Inyoung Choi)