Why Did NBC’s Internet Culture Reporter Spend So Much Time on Reddit?

Dec 14, 2022

NBC's internet culture reporter, Morgan Sung, joins Rachelle Hampton to discuss early online experiences, social media effects, viral posts, TikTok education, internet conspiracy theories, and the joys of the internet during holidays.

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First Internet Memory

Morgan Sung's first internet memory is being shown Salad Fingers.
This sparked a lifelong fascination with the strange side of the internet.

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Early Fandoms

Morgan Sung frequently visited FanFiction.net as a child.
She indulged in Harry Potter and Zutara (Avatar) fanfiction.

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Elon Musk Booed

Morgan Sung's recent internet obsession is a video of Elon Musk getting booed.
She finds Musk's response particularly embarrassing.

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