Scalawag (magazine)
American magazine
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Scalawag is an American nonprofit digital magazine focused on Southern politics and culture.[1][2]
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| Executive Director | Cierra Hinton |
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| Former editors | Evan Walker-Wells |
| Categories | Politics, society, culture, economics, American south |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| Founder | Evan Walker-Wells Sarah Bufkin |
| Founded | 2015 |
| Country | United States |
| Based in | Durham, North Carolina |
| Language | English |
| Website | scalawagmagazine |
History
Founded in 2015 in Durham, Scalawag was launched through a Kickstarter that raised over $31,000.[3] The magazine is a left-wing,[1] progressive[4] outlet targeting southern audiences and documenting a range of issues with "movement journalism."[5][6] Although it started primarily with volunteer labor and approximately 250 freelance writers and photographer, in 2018 the organization shifted to a membership model and offered events in order to become sustainable.[3][7] In 2020, the magazine announced it had made the financial decision to end its print operations.[8]
The co-founders include Evan Walker-Wells and Sarah Bufkin.[2] Cierra Hinton is the executive director as of fall 2018.[3][9] Sherronda J. Brown is the magazine's editor-in-chief as of March 2023.[10] In 2022 the organization went on hiatus for 30 days of paid leave for the entire staff.[11]
Scalawag's work has been cited in journals,[12] books,[13][14] and news outlets[15] including Longreads,[16] PEN America,[17] Yes!,[5] AJ+,[6] and The New York Times.[1]
