The Bitter Southerner is a magazine that was created on August 6, 2013, by Chuck Reece, Dave Whitling, Kyle Tibbs Jones, and Butler Raines. The first print edition came out in 2021. In 2015, Eric NeSmith joined the team and became Publisher of The Bitter Southerner. The publication is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The website publishes feature length stories and photographic essays about an often-overlooked aspect of Southern culture: the progressive South. In addition to its magazine-style content, the organization also produces a podcast, compiles videos, and curates a folklore project. It has been described in the New York Times as a kind of "kitchen-sink New Yorker."