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Isthmus Wins Seven Awards in Wisconsin Journalism Competitionnew
The Madison alt-weekly has won seven awards in Milwaukee Press Club's
2007 Excellence in Wisconsin Journalism competition, including first-place finishes in Critical Review of the Arts, Feature Story over 30 inches, Sports Story and Topical Column. Winners were honored at a dinner last weekend.
Milwaukee Press Club |
04-30-2008 8:56 am |
Honors & Achievements
Isthmus Wins Three ADDY Awards
Isthmus Publishing Press Release |
02-27-2008 9:13 am |
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Isthmus Sales Manager Joins Alternative Weekly Network Board
Isthmus Publishing Co. Press Release |
01-24-2008 8:48 am |
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Isthmus Announces Get Green Challenge
Isthmus Publishing Co. Press Release |
12-13-2007 2:26 pm |
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Isthmus Wins Milwaukee Press Club Awardsnew
Nathan Comp took home a first-place award for Feature Writing in the Club's annual Excellence in Journalism contest, the Wisconsin State Journal reports. The Madison alt-weekly's website received two second-place awards in the contest.
Wisconsin State Journal |
03-26-2007 8:29 am |
Honors & Achievements
Isthmus' TheDailyPage.com Forum Wins National Press Award
Isthmus Publishing Co. Press Release |
02-26-2007 2:26 pm |
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Three Alt-Weekly Arts Writers Selected for NEA Fellowshipnew
Freelancers Sherry Deatrick of Louisville Eccentric Observer and Jennifer Smith of Isthmus, and Byron Woods, theater and dance critic for the Independent Weekly (Durham, N.C.), have each received fellowships to attend the third National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Journalism Institute in Theater and Musical Theater at the USC Annenberg School for Communication in Los Angeles. "All the American arts depend on media coverage and intelligent criticism," says NEA chairman Dana Gioia. "The NEA Arts Journalism Institutes provide professional development to improve both the quantity and quality of this country's arts journalism." The Institute, a $1 million NEA initiative, will be conducted next year from Jan. 30 - Feb. 9.
National Endowment for the Arts via Ascribe Newswire |
12-19-2006 4:12 pm |
Honors & Achievements
Isthmus News Editor's Book Draws National Media Attentionnew
Bill Lueders' "Cry Rape," which details the sexual assault of a woman and her hellish ordeal navigating the Madison justice system, has been covered by more than 100 media outlets around the world, reports the Capital Times. The author and his subject also appeared last night on FOX News' "Hannity and Colmes" show. The woman's attorney tells the paper that he has also received a preliminary contact from a representative of Oprah Winfrey's production company. A second printing of "Cry Rape" is due in stores this week.
The Capital Times |
12-13-2006 12:54 pm |
Industry News
Madison Apologizes to Rape Victim Profiled in Lueders' Booknew
Isthmus News Editor Bill Lueders first chronicled Patty's ordeal in 1998, a year after the visually impaired woman was charged with falsely reporting a rape. Prosecutors eventually dropped the charges, and in 2001 a suspect was charged with her sexual assault. Now the Madison City Council has voted to make an official apology to Patty, to pay her $35,000 in reparations, and to review police department policy on dealing with victims of sexual assault. According to The Capital Times, the apology resolution was "inspired" by the recent publication of Lueders book, Cry Rape, an "engrossing tale" based on his original investigation of the case.
The Capital Times |
12-04-2006 2:15 pm |
Industry News
Madison Couple Eat Their Way Through Isthmus Dining Guidenew
Eager eaters JonMichael Rasmus and Nichole Fromm are munching their way alphabetically through the restaurant guide of Madison's alternative weekly Isthmus, posting the results as they go on their popular Web site, Eating in Madison A-Z. The Wisconsin State Journal catches up with them at restaurant No. 202.
The Wisconsin State Journal |
10-06-2006 10:40 am |
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Isthmus News Editor Writes Book About 'Heart-Breaking' Case
When Isthmus News Editor Bill Lueders first wrote about "Patty," a visually impaired woman charged with falsely reporting a rape, he hoped his 4,400-word piece would influence the prosecution to change direction. That was in 1998, and Lueders was so confident Patty was telling the truth that he told the mayor he would quit his job if he was proved wrong. His article didn't have the effect he had hoped, but prosecutors did eventually drop the charges against Patty, and in 2001 a suspect was charged with sexually assaulting her. Lueders expanded his investigation into a book, Cry Rape, newly published by the University of Wisconsin Press. The Capital Times in Madison, Wis., says Lueders' "achievement is large -- the book is not a polemic, the tone is not angry, but the systemic fallibility Cry Rape reveals is frightening."
09-11-2006 2:42 pm |
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Isthmus Announces 'Pint and Policy' Forum
How to Keep Madison from Becoming Milwaukee
(FULL STORY)
Isthmus Press Release |
08-31-2006 12:34 pm |
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Isthmus' 30th Anniversary Timeline Posted Onlinenew
Isthmus |
04-26-2006 7:52 am |
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Isthmus: Covering Madison for 30 Yearsnew
"Thirty years -- that's a lot of water under the bridge. And you know, the river seems to flow faster and faster," Isthmus founder and Publisher Vincent O'Hern writes on the occasion of the paper's third decennial. The Wisconsin capital's weekly has come a long way from its self-described "Laurel and Hardy go to press" beginnings, and O'Hern promises the staff will be "celebrating, reflecting and commemorating throughout the year."
Isthmus |
04-20-2006 10:32 am |
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