The Scavenger is an online portal of features, commentary and news that you’re unlikely to find in mainstream media. It's a mix of original articles, aggregated content (republished blog posts) and author extracts.
The Scavenger comes along and takes what’s left after the masses have had their feed. The Scavenger is where you’ll find the bits and pieces that mainstream media can’t or won't find a home for.
This doesn’t mean they’re poorly researched or written. On the contrary; articles on The Scavenger are written by a mixture of professional journalists, bloggers, authors and talented emerging writers.
The difference is that mainstream media content is often dictated by corporate concerns. Stories don’t make it into publications because they ‘may upset an advertiser’. Other ‘stories’ are blatant advertorial puff. You won’t find that on The Scavenger. Nor will you find the latest celebrity gossip or lifestyle fluff.
What you will find here is:
- Intelligent commentary on a range of issues
- Features and commentary offering information that is scarce in other forms of media
- Smart books, DVDs and music
- Arts coverage featuring innovative creators from across the globe
- Ethical writing with an unapologetic social justice bent
Why an online portal?
Online allows for interaction. There is much talk of the ‘future of journalism’ and where it’s headed. But one thing is for sure: People want to be part of the conversation, not just talked at. With people accessing Facebook, Twitter and other social media on their mobile phones as well as computers, the online space is often where you'll find the most challenging and intriguing reads. There’s a comments box at the end of each article on The Scavenger, so you can join in and have your say, and we strongly encourage you to do that.
Online also makes it easy for you to post articles to a range of social media. With each piece, you’ll find icons that enable you to easily post the article to:
The Scavenger is the creation of Katrina Fox, a journalist with 12 years' experience as a news and features writer, sub-editor and editor on a range of consumer, trade, community and public sector magazines in London and Sydney. Associate editors and writers are based across the globe and articles are intended for an international audience. The site is not-for-profit and was launched in December 2009.
How often are articles uploaded?
The Scavenger is a monthly online magazine/portal. While the net is known for its immediacy, there's already an abundance of well-resourced sites offering daily content. Our aim is to take a bit of time to collect a selection of articles for each of the categories - feminism & pop culture, GLBSGDQ, health, media & technology, social justice, books, DVDs, music, arts - that you can enjoy each month. Occasionally, we may post a timely piece before the next issue. To get the best out of The Scavenger, please sign up for our newsletter - you won't be bombarded daily or even weekly, but will be alerted when a new set of articles goes live each month.
