The What
‘The Scribbler’ is a current affairs and culture journal that is a product of two things: first, a collective disillusionment with the mainstream media; and second, a belief in the existence of people whose stories deserve a platform. The content that drives us is not bound by subject-matter, medium, theme, commerce or political affiliation. Whether you’re a student with a baking problem
, or a professional with incisive views on international banking structures, we provide you the space for your work to thrive. Our ambition is to create a publication that is international in its outlook but local in its feel. While we aim to curate ideas that have a global focus, we believe that our community-based approach allows us access to distinctively local experiences as well. It is in this curious combination of the global and the local that we hope to carve our own special niche. The How
First, we strongly advocate an uncompromising emphasis on quality. It is in the confluence of quality and passion that we seek to find both our writers and our audience. Bottom line: we want to be truly proud of the content that we put up and we want our contributors to be proud of the work that they have created. Second, our community approach focuses on creating concentric networks of contributors. If you’re reading this, you have two things at your disposal: first, a voice that the world should have the privilege of hearing; and second, a network that is filled with similarly interesting people. By hitching our wagons to each other, we privilege from what the mainstream media denies: participation. Our entire model is geared towards creating an alternative environment, inverting the pyramid and changing the rules of the game. We aspire to create a space that has a distinctive focus on design. While we believe in the boldness of our idea, we cannot overemphasize the importance of providing an awesome reading experience. Clean lines, no clutter, artistic but subdued. For us, simplicity is the ultimate form of sophistication.
