Thomas Morton (journalist)

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Thomas Morton
Born (1983-03-23) March 23, 1983 (age 41)
documentary
host

Thomas Morton (born March 23, 1983) is a writer and television host. He was a contributing editor for Vice magazine who [2][3][4][5] began working at Vice following a summer internship in 2004. After several years helping edit the print edition of the magazine, he became Vice.com's online editor.[6] During his tenure at the magazine, Morton wrote first-hand accounts of infiltrating religious cults, competitive binge-eating and living with a Dominican family for a week. He was also the first non-Juggalo to attend and report on the Gathering of the Juggalos.

When Vice launched its online video channel

Young Jeezy.[7]

Morton has been a producer and correspondent for

From 2014 to 2015, Morton served as a field reporter and host for Noisey's music

.

In early 2016,

subcultures in each episode.[10] Thomas Morton's investigative journalism serves as the inspiration for the Netflix series Dark Tourist (TV series)
.

On May 15, 2020, Morton tweeted that he was laid off from Vice in 2019.[11]

In a 2023 New York Times article, Morton bragged about habitual shoplifting at airport stores.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Thomas Morton @babyballs (Instagram)". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-26. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  2. ^ Stuever, Hank. "HBO's 'Vice': Journo-tourism for hipsters". Washington Post. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
  3. ^ "Thomas Morton (III)". IMDB. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
  4. ^ Cerquera, Yolian. "'Vice' on HBO Takes Daredevil Journalism to Another Level". Highbrow Magazine. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
  5. ^ "Articles by Thomas Morton". Vice. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  6. ^ Frisch, Ian. "Vice's Thomas Morton".
  7. ^ "Thomas Morton Bio | VICE | HBO". HBO. Retrieved 2017-08-08.
  8. ^ Lavery, Christian. "HBO's 'Vice' Correspondent Dishes on the Documentary-Style TV Series..." Nylon.com. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  9. ^ VICE Staff. "Thomas Morton Bio".
  10. ^ VICE Staff. "Watch the First Trailer for Our New Season of 'BALLS DEEP'".
  11. ^ @Babyballs69 (May 15, 2020). "For everybody asking if I was laid off from Vice today:" (Tweet). Archived from the original on May 16, 2020 – via Twitter.
  12. ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved 2023-09-14.