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''Isthmus'' is an alternative weekly newspaper based in Madison, Wisconsin (US). It was founded in 1976. The paper, which is printed on Thursdays, has a weekly circulation of 50,000.〔 It also runs Isthmus.com, a local website. ''Isthmus'' takes its name from the land mass that forms the heart of Madison’s downtown and houses the twin engines of the city’s economy, the University of Wisconsin—Madison and the Wisconsin State Capitol. The paper was founded by Vincent P. O'Hern and Fred Milverstedt, the latter a Madison area journalist and the former a Madison transplant originally from Detroit. It was O'Hern and Milverstedt who came up with the paper's somewhat ominous original motto, "To the Death," a mantra that, according to O'Hern, "expressed our determination to succeed," though he noted that "no life has been lost in (paper's ) production."〔("Making the Paper: To the Death," ) from ''Isthmus'', 7/10/2014〕 Milverstedt served as original editor of ''Isthmus'' until leaving the paper in 1980. O'Hern would remain as the paper's publisher, and write a weekly "Making the Paper" column; his wife, Linda Baldwin, also served as associate publisher. On July 10, 2014, O'Hern announced that he and Baldwin would retire from ''Isthmus'', and that its parent company would be sold to Red Card Media, a Madison-based company known for the Red Card prepaid dining service for UW—Madison students. Red Card's principal ownership includes the trio of Jeff Haupt, Craig Bartlett, and Mark Tauscher. Haupt and Bartlett, who now respectively serve as ''Isthmus publisher and associate publisher, are former operations staffers for Madison-founded satirical newspaper ''The Onion''; Tauscher, like Haupt a UW-Madison alum, is a radio analyst for Green Bay Packers and Wisconsin Badgers football and played on both teams during his playing career.〔("Madison's ''Isthmus'' Sold By Longtime Publisher Vince O'Hern," ) press release posted by Association of Alternative Media, 7/10/2014〕〔("Madison's ''Isthmus'' sold to Red Card founders, former Packer Mark Tauscher," ) from ''The Capital Times'', 7/10/2014〕 ''Isthmus'', through both its print edition and its website (Isthmus.com), carries investigative and in-depth articles, offers opinions and commentaries on current events, provides incisive coverage of the arts, and features stories on trends and culture in the Madison area. It has won numerous awards for journalistic excellence over the years, including more than three dozen first-place awards from the Milwaukee Press Club and two Golden Quills,〔()〕 the top honor from the International Society of Weekly Newspaper Editors.〔()〕 ''Isthmus'' is a member of the Association of Alternative Newsmedia, a North American trade association of alternative newsweeklies. ''Isthmus'' employs more than three dozen full-time staff members. Longtime staffers include editor Judy Davidoff, associate editor Michana Buchman, news editor Joe Tarr, creative director Ellen Meany, and administrative director Kathy Bailey. Notable former staffers include arts writer Kent Williams; editor and TV critic Dean Robbbins; news editor Bill Lueders, who joined the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism in June 2011 after 25 years at ''Isthmus'';〔()〕 and former interns Anthony Shadid and Abigail Goldman, who have gone on to win Pulitzer Prizes. ==See also== *List of alternative weekly newspapers 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Isthmus (newspaper)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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