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My research and commentary has been featured in a wide range of press outlets across North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Australia.
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Editorials
The Conversation
Culture Digitally
Culture Digitally Scholars reflect on the election and our scholarship going forward
From #Feels to Structure of Feeling: The Challenges of Defining ‘Meme Culture’.”
The Awl
William Shatner, Reddit, and The Complications of ‘Free Speech’ (with Whitney Phillips)
The Internet’s Vigilante Shame Army (with Whitney Phillips)
The Meme Election: Clicktivism, The Buzzfeed Effect and Corporate Meme-Jacking (with Whitney Phillips)
The Guardian
The Atlantic
Selected Interviews & Press Coverage
2023
The Hanselminutes Podcast: Who’s Coding with Dr. Kate Miltner
2022
Financial Times: Stephen Wilhite, inventor of the gif, 1948-2022
2020
The National: The rise of the Gif: How a mere file extension became a format for emotional expression
Stayin’ Alive In Tech: Dr. Kate Miltner: “School’s Out”
2019
#CauseAScene Podcast: Dr. Kate Miltner
Decider: Smells Like ‘10s Spirit: Why ‘Bridesmaids’ Owns the GIF Era of Movie Comedy
The Nation: The Coding Fallacy
2018
Polygon: Gaming’s Toxic Men, Explained
Strong Opinions Loosely Held, Season 3: Introduction and Episode 1
The Guardian: Twitter launches another bid to tackle bots and abuse after years of promises
2017
Al Jazeera: How Are Emoji Chosen? And are they diverse enough?
Houston Chronicle: Code Ninjas offers head start to young software writers
Motherboard: How "Africa" by Toto Became the Internet's Favorite Song
WIRED: Cosplay Won't Solve the Meme Gap Dooming the #Resistance
GOOD Magazine: Why Did The Internet Fall Out Of Love With Cats?
WIRED: Want To Profit Off Your Meme? Good Luck If You Aren't White
2016
Al Arabiya: System update: Are emojis making the world more tolerant?
The Guardian: A toxic web: What the Victorians can teach us about online abuse
The Guardian: A normalization of violence: how cyberbullying began and how to fight it
The Guardian: Emoji diversity: how ‘silly little faces’ can make a big difference
The Atlantic: The Radical Democracy of the Reaction Video
2015
Slate: Why Does Hate Thrive Online?
2014
The Atlantic: Your Spirit Animal: An Investigation
Die Welt: Asyl für Snowden und andere Freiheiten
The Washington Post: The media trial of Leanna Harris, charged with nothing in hot-car death of her son
BBC Trending: The Internet's Great Goat Obsession
2013
The Atlantic: How Not to Be a Jerk With Your Stupid Smartphone
BBC News: LOLCat art: Gallery hosts exhibition of cat phenomenon
WIRED: LOLCat: Teh Exhibishun Showcases Our Fascination With Furballs
Q with Jian Ghomeshi: Should We Name And Shame Online Trolls?
2012
The Next Web: “Memes Are Serious Business” - A Chat with Lolcats Expert Kate Miltner
The Atlantic: Are LOLCats Making Us Smart?
The Atlantic: Photoshopping Dissent: Circumventing China’s Censors with Internet Memes
The Huffington Post: Kate Miltner Writes LOLCats Dissertation For The London School of Economics
The Courier Mail: Ignore LOLCats and you ignore humanity
2011