Excited to announce my book, Swipe Up For More!, will be released on June 6, 2023.
I spent the past few years digging deep with top influencers and answering everyone's burning questions about the industry, and SO excited to share!
Pre-order here!
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The episode on the Idaho murders is worth a listen simply to hear Keith Morrison's voice drip with derision over "web sleuths" for 90 minutes 🤣
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Side Chat With Stephanie: Side Chat 2/2/23
Our latest feature by takes a deep dive into the alarming, unregulated world of "kidfluencers"—and the parents behind their success.
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I spoke to Jinger Duggar about the internet campaign to free her from her family, her "Truman Show" like childhood, and disavowing her childhood beliefs in her new book:
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The “Vanilla Girl Aesthetic” is TikTok’s Latest Popular — And Exclusionary — Fashion Trend buzzfeednews.com/article/stepha via
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Feels good to be back 🥰
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@stephemcneal with liberal journalists like this, it's no wonder maga always dunks on us while the general public continues to lose respect for modern journalism.
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People thinking this is real and not a clear stunt for a Super Bowl ad need to remember our elders (Baby Nut)
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Barnes & Noble is offering 25% off all pre-order books today, including mine!
You can order with the code PREORDER25 here!
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Best wishes to everyone who was laid off by Vox Media, Fandom, and all the other cruel media conglomerates that expand too quickly and then solely punish the people who had nothing to do with the decision to expand too quickly
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Side Chat With Stephanie: Side Chat 1/19/23
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We really need VCs to step up to the plate and start subsidizing our lives again.
$52 to DoorDash a pizza?
$105 Uber rides to the airport?
$800 for a WeWork desk?
$350 Airbnb cleaning fees?
SoftBank needs to step in and cut those costs by 85% again.
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Side Chat With Stephanie: Side Chat 1/12/23
Girl boss!
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Other LA natives be like “LANDED AT LAX 😎 TIME FOR IN N OUT.” Meanwhile I’m like, “okay time for Zankou Chicken.”
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What if they tried a rose ceremony instead?
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Here's why Selena Gomez appeared in so many influencers' content this week
0 nepo babies. Just traumatized child actors and enough cocaine to kill a stallion.
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Side Chat With Stephanie: Side Chat 12/15/22
me 5 seconds after they send out an email saying there’s leftovers up for grabs in conference room E #TheWhiteLotus
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no matter what happens I want to go to a Starbucks inside a Target with her
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Side Chat With Stephanie: Side Chat 12/8/22
I wrote about rage-farming on TikTok, and why it's been on the rise recently
Research shows that rage permeates faster and more powerfully online and creators feel the pressure to it in order to stay afloat. but, of course, it poses a major moral quandary
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After ~9 years, I’ve been laid off from my role at BuzzFeed in a round of company-wide layoffs. It’s been the opportunity and journey of a lifetime and I cannot believe I won’t be logging onto work tomorrow with all of my friends. 💔
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Today was the end of an era. I’ve had the pleasure of being able to share space and time with so many talented coworkers and colleagues who were impacted by today’s layoffs at Complex Networks and BuzzFeed.
If anyone in my network is actively recruiting…
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I was laid off from Complex/Buzzfeed today, along with far too many other wonderful people. It's been an incredible 6.5 year run through news, features, videos, and podcasts. DMs are open if anyone wants to talk.
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7 years at Buzzfeed and ya girl got laid off... still in shock but looking to the future.
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So I was part of those impacted by the layoffs at Buzzfeed this morning. Devastated is an understatement. I’ll be searching for a job in the new year, so if you know of writing/pop culture related opportunities, please hit me up!! kellya.martinez97@gmail.com
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Well, I’m sad to say that I was part of the BuzzFeed layoffs today. I loved being part of the books team and am devastated to leave. I’m hurt and nervous and scared, but I’m also looking forward to what’s to come. (1/2)
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Found out I got laid off from BuzzFeed today. If anyone knows of any job openings, hmu!
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It's me. Hi. I'm the laid-off one; it's me. So, BuzzFeed has laid off many people, including me, which is great news for any of YOU who want a fantastic writer, interviewer, and avid SIMS player to work with you! No more non-competes, baby.
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Just got laid off from BuzzFeed and I’m truly heartbroken. I have so much passion for writing and to get this news right before Christmas is truly devastating. If anyone is looking for a writer—I’m available for hire. 🙁
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Side Chat With Stephanie: Side Chat 12/1/22
Allow me to introduce you to some of the incredible editorial talent that was laid off last week. You should hire them. 👇
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✊WE DID IT!✊
As of December 1st, our union members will no longer be disciplined for failure to meet arbitrary metric goals.
This is a monumental change for Insider, and a huge win for our journalists who are thrilled to keep producing phenomenal work.
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Blown away by the messages, kind words, & job leads. I feel like George Bailey. I mostly avoid vulnerability on the internet but I’m grateful that I chose to share that I was laid off yesterday. The silver lining is I will be able to spend a little more time w/ my number 1.
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This doesn’t feel like the Titanic it feels more like a doomsday cult where we were told rapture is tomorrow but when it doesn’t happen our leader will be like “no I actually meant six months from now.”
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You're laughing. Instagram accounts that gained hundreds of thousands of followers entirely by posting twitter screenshots are losing the source of their livelihood and you're laughing.
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