From the editor
Next stop: Madison
Isthmus will host the annual convention for AAN Publishers in July 2025. It will be an opportunity to showcase the city and the work Isthmus and our colleagues do in local journalism. Read more
Aug 6, 2024
Madison ‘fanboy’
Dylan Brogan is the latest Madison journalist to cross over to strategic communications. In May he was named the city’s first communications manager. Read more
Jul 9, 2024
Journalist scores win in lawsuit over public employee gag rule
In an apparent first, a journalist has successfully sued a public agency over its policy prohibiting employees from speaking to reporters without permission. Read more
Jun 10, 2024
Change ‘for the long haul’
WPR director Sarah Ashworth says that the restructuring, a product of a two-year planning process, does not change the station’s mission which is still to 'inform and inspire and to build communities throughout Wisconsin and the world.' Read more
May 3, 2024
Assignment: Make an ‘Isthmus’ cover
Isthmus cover illustrator Mitchell Volk recreated the experience for his graphic design students at UW-Madison. Read more
Apr 10, 2024
What’s meant by a media embargo?
'Embargoes have historically been about giving reporters a head start so they can make the story as good as possible before publication,' says Sue Robinson, a former reporter who is now a journalism professor at UW-Madison. Read more
Mar 12, 2024
Is Wisconsin ready to fund local news with public money?
State Rep. Jimmy Anderson is the author of a package of bills to help make local news more robust. They call for state funding. Read more
Feb 2, 2024
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Reaching readers outside of social media
The old social media platforms are not doing much to drive traffic to news sites anymore. What’s next for Isthmus and other news organizations when it comes to reader engagement? Read more
Jan 8, 2024
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‘Happy to be part of this journey’
Believers in journalism and Isthmus are contributors to the paper’s year-end matching campaign. Read more
Dec 11, 2023
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Nonprofit media crash course
This year we’ve been focused on learning how to build our fundraising capabilities, advertising revenues, membership program and base of donor support. Learning how to build a strong board of directors and put the expertise of directors to work. Read more
Nov 8, 2023
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Trains, planes and automobiles
'We travel, but we are never really on vacation,' says Shereen Siewert, founder and publisher of Wausau Pilot & Review, which has four full-time employees and one part-timer. Read more
Oct 9, 2023
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When a small, nonprofit news site gets sued for defamation
Founder and publisher Shereen Siewert says the Pilot did its due diligence before naming Cory Tomczyk, now a state senator, as the source of a homophobic slur. She says she is '100 percent confident in our reporting.' Read more
Sep 11, 2023
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