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I've worked as a journalist since 2006, covering music and the arts, science, health, and policy.

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The meanings of Tone Madison

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By Scott Gordon Verified, Christina Lieffring Verified, Steven Spoerl Verified, Grant Phipps Verified, Oona Mackesey-Green
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This is our newsletter-first column, Microtones. It runs on the site on Fridays, but you can get it in your inbox on Thursdays by signing up for our email newsletter. I’ve been processing a whole mix of feelings the past few weeks. A lot can change in 12 years, including one’s priorities and one’s stamina for writing “Madison, Wisconsin is doing Madison, Wisconsin wrong, actually” takes. (Don’t get me wrong—if any of those takes over the years upset you, I’m still not sorry.
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Tone Madison is saying goodbye

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By Christina Lieffring Verified, Grant Phipps Verified, Scott Gordon Verified
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This is our newsletter-first column, Microtones. It runs on the site on Fridays, but you can get it in your inbox on Thursdays by signing up for our email newsletter. Last week, the team at Tone Madison decided that after nearly 12 years of serving as Madison’s most fiercely independent journalistic voice on culture and politics, we will stop publishing. Our last article will go live on April 3. We will cancel all recurring donations through Stripe and PayPal on April 3 as well.
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By Scott Gordon Verified
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Illustration by Tone Madison Expedited Graphics Desk. This is our newsletter-first column, Microtones. It runs on the site on Fridays, but you can get it in your inbox on Thursdays by signing up for our email newsletter. Here’s an experience just about every reporter will have at some point: You’re working on a story about an important policy issue. You reach out to some elected officials for comment about it. But it turns out they weren’t aware of it until you reached out.
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